Dual Panel1Then it happened<1961> when David<1732> and his men<376> came<935> to Ziklag<6860> on the third<7992> day<3117>, that the Amalekites<6003> had made<6584> a raid<6584> on the Negev<5045> and on Ziklag<6860>, and had overthrown<5221> Ziklag<6860> and burned<8313> it with fire<784>;
2and they took<7617> captive<7628> the women<802> and all who<834> were in it, both<4480> small<6996> and great<1419>, without<3808> killing<4191> anyone<376>, and carried<5090> them off<5090> and went<1980> their way<1870>.
3When David<1732> and his men<376> came<935> to the city<5892>, behold<2009>, it was burned<8313> with fire<784>, and their wives<802> and their sons<1121> and their daughters<1323> had been taken<7617> captive<7628>.
4Then David<1732> and the people<5971> who<834> were with him lifted<5375> their voices<6963> and wept<1058> until<5704><834> there<369> was no<369> strength<3581> in them to weep<1058>.
5Now David's<1732> two<8147> wives<802> had been taken<7617> captive<7628>, Ahinoam<293> the Jezreelitess<3159> and Abigail<26> the widow<802> of Nabal<5037> the Carmelite<3761>.
6Moreover David<1732> was greatly<3966> distressed<6887> because<3588> the people<5971> spoke<559> of stoning<5619> him, for all<3605> the people<5971> were embittered<4843>, each<376> one<376> because<5921> of his sons<1121> and his daughters<1323>. But David<1732> strengthened<2388> himself in the LORD<3068> his God<430>.
7Then David<1732> said<559> to Abiathar<54> the priest<3548>, the son<1121> of Ahimelech<288>, "Please<4994> bring<5066> me the ephod<646>." So Abiathar<54> brought<5066> the ephod<646> to David<1732>.
8David<1732> inquired<7592> of the LORD<3068>, saying<559>, "Shall I pursue<7291> this<2088> band<1416>? Shall I overtake<5381> them?" And He said<559> to him, "Pursue<7291>, for you will surely<5381> overtake<5381> them, and you will surely<5337> rescue<5337> all."
9So David<1732> went<1980>, he and the six<8337> hundred<3967> men<376> who<834> were with him, and came<935> to the brook<5158> Besor<1308>, where those left<3498> behind<3498> remained<5975>.
10But David<1732> pursued<7291>, he and four<702> hundred<3967> men<376>, for two hundred<3967> who<834> were too<4480> exhausted<6296> to cross<5674> the brook<5158> Besor<1308> remained<5975> behind.
11Now they found<4672> an Egyptian<4713> in the field<7704> and brought<3947> him to David<1732>, and gave<5414> him bread<3899> and he ate<398>, and they provided<8248> him water<4325> to drink<8248>.
12They gave<5414> him a piece<6400> of fig<1690> cake<1690> and two<8147> clusters<6778> of raisins<6778>, and he ate<398>; then his spirit<7307> revived<7725>. For he had not eaten<398> bread<3899> or drunk<8354> water<4325> for three<7969> days<3117> and three<7969> nights<3915>.
13David<1732> said<559> to him, "To whom<4310> do you belong? And where<335> are you from?" And he said<559>, "I am a young<5288> man<5288> of Egypt<4713>, a servant<5650> of an Amalekite<6003>; and my master<113> left<5800> me behind<5800> when<3588> I fell<2470> sick<2470> three<7969> days<3117> ago.
14"We made<6584> a raid<6584> on the Negev<5045> of the Cherethites<3774>, and on that which<834> belongs to Judah<3063>, and on the Negev<5045> of Caleb<3612>, and we burned<8313> Ziklag<6860> with fire<784>."
15Then David<1732> said<559> to him, "Will you bring<3381> me down<3381> to this<2088> band<1416>?" And he said<559>, "Swear<7650> to me by God<430> that you will not kill<4191> me or deliver<5462> me into the hands<3027> of my master<113>, and I will bring<3381> you down<3381> to this<2088> band<1416>."
16When he had brought<3381> him down<3381>, behold<2009>, they were spread<5203> over<5921> all<3605> the land<776>, eating<398> and drinking<8354> and dancing<2287> because of all<3605> the great<1419> spoil<7998> that they had taken<3947> from the land<776> of the Philistines<6430> and from the land<776> of Judah<3063>.
17David<1732> slaughtered<5221> them from the twilight<5399> until<5704> the evening<6153> of the next<4283> day<4283>; and not a man<376> of them escaped<4422>, except<3588><518> four<702> hundred<3967> young<5288> men<5288> who<834> rode<7392> on camels<1581> and fled<1272>.
18So David<1732> recovered<5337> all<3605> that the Amalekites<6002> had taken<3947>, and rescued<5337> his two<8147> wives<802>.
19But nothing<3808> of theirs<1992> was missing<5737>, whether<4480> small<6996> or<5704> great<1419>, sons<1121> or daughters<1323>, spoil<7998> or<5704> anything<3605> that they had taken<3947> for themselves<1992>; David<1732> brought<7725> it all<3605> back<7725>.
20So David<1732> had captured<3947> all<3605> the sheep<6629> and the cattle<1241> which the people drove<5090> ahead<6440> of the other livestock<4735>, and they said<559>, "This<2088> is David's<1732> spoil<7998>."
21When David<1732> came<935> to the two hundred<3967> men<376> who<834> were too<4480> exhausted<6296> to follow<1980><310> David<1732>, who had also been left<3427> at the brook<5158> Besor<1308>, and they went<3318> out to meet<7122> David<1732> and to meet<7122> the people<5971> who<834> were with him, then David<1732> approached<5066> the people<5971> and greeted<7592><7965> them.
22Then all<3605> the wicked<7451> and worthless<1100> men<376> among<4480> those who<834> went<1980> with David<1732> said<559>, "Because<3282><834> they did not go<1980> with us, we will not give<5414> them any<4480> of the spoil<7998> that we have recovered<5337>, except<3588><518> to every<376> man<376> his wife<802> and his children<1121>, that they may lead<5090> them away<5090> and depart<1980>."
23Then David<1732> said<559>, "You must not do<6213> so<3651>, my brothers<251>, with what<834> the LORD<3068> has given<5414> us, who has kept<8104> us and delivered<5414> into our hand<3027> the band<1416> that came<935> against<5921> us.
24"And who<4310> will listen<8085> to you in this<2088> matter<1697>? For as his share<2506> is who goes<3381> down<3381> to the battle<4421>, so shall his share<2506> be who stays<3427> by the baggage<3627>; they shall share<2505> alike<3164>."
25So it has been<1961> from that day<3117> forward<4605>, that he made<7760> it a statute<2706> and an ordinance<4941> for Israel<3478> to this<2088> day<3117>.
26Now when David<1732> came<935> to Ziklag<6860>, he sent<7971> some of the spoil<7998> to the elders<2205> of Judah<3063>, to his friends<7453>, saying<559>, "Behold<2009>, a gift<1293> for you from the spoil<7998> of the enemies<340> of the LORD<3068>:
27to those who<834> were in Bethel<1008>, and to those who<834> were in Ramoth<7418> of the Negev<7418>, and to those who<834> were in Jattir<3492>,
28and to those who<834> were in Aroer<6177>, and to those who<834> were in Siphmoth<8224>, and to those who<834> were in Eshtemoa<851>,
29and to those who<834> were in Racal<7403>, and to those who<834> were in the cities<5892> of the Jerahmeelites<3397>, and to those who<834> were in the cities<5892> of the Kenites<7017>,
30and to those who<834> were in Hormah<2767>, and to those who<834> were in Bor-ashan<953>, and to those who<834> were in Athach<6269>,
31and to those who<834> were in Hebron<2275>, and to all<3605> the places<4725> where<834><8033> David<1732> himself<1931> and his men<376> were accustomed to go<1980>."