Most Popular Bible Verses in 1 Samuel 30
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to those in Hebron,
David and his men
David was in a difficult position because the troops talked about stoning him,
David said to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.”
Then they gave him some pressed figs and two clusters of raisins. After he ate he revived,
When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you
We raided the south country of the Cherethites,
Who can agree to your proposal? The share of the one who goes into battle is to be the same as the share of the one who remains with the supplies. They will share equally.”
He sent gifts to those in Bethel,
and David asked the Lord:
The Lord replied to him, “Pursue them, for you will certainly overtake them and rescue the people.”
to those in Hormah,
David and the 600 men with him
They also had kidnapped the women and everyone
David slaughtered them from twilight until the evening of the next day.
So he led him, and there were the Amalekites, spread out over the entire area, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great amount of plunder
David’s two wives,
They stopped because they were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor. David and 400 of the men continued in pursuit.
When David came to the 200 men who had been too exhausted to go with him and had been left at the Wadi Besor,
They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink.
When David and his men arrived at the town, they found it burned down. Their wives, sons, and daughters had been kidnapped.
Then David said to him, “Who do you belong to? Where are you from?”
“I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite man,” he said. “My master abandoned me when I got sick three days ago.
but all the corrupt and worthless men among those who had gone with David argued, “Because they didn’t go with us, we will not give any of the plunder we recovered to them except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”
He took all the sheep and cattle, which were driven ahead of the other livestock, and the people shouted, “This is David’s plunder!”
David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.
to those in Racal, in the towns of the Jerahmeelites,
to those in Aroer,
And it has been so from that day forward. David established this policy as a law and an ordinance for Israel and it continues to this very day.
David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.
David then asked him, “Will you lead me to these raiders?”
He said, “Swear to me by God that you won’t kill me or turn me over to my master, and I will lead you to them.”
But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the Lord has given us. He protected us and handed over to us the raiders who came against us.