30:1 And it came to pass, when David 1732 and his men 582 were come 935 8800 to Ziklag 6860 on the third 7992 day 3117, that the Amalekites 6003 had invaded 6584 8804 the south 5045, and Ziklag 6860, and smitten 5221 8686 Ziklag 6860, and burned 8313 8799 it with fire 784;

30:2 And had taken the women 802 captives 7617 8799, that [were] therein: they slew 4191 8689 not any 376, either great 1419 or small 6996, but carried [them] away 5090 8799, and went 3212 8799 on their way 1870.

30:3 So David 1732 and his men 582 came 935 8799 to the city 5892, and, behold, [it was] burned 8313 8803 with fire 784; and their wives 802, and their sons 1121, and their daughters 1323, were taken captives 7617 8738.

30:4 Then David 1732 and the people 5971 that [were] with him lifted up 5375 8799 their voice 6963 and wept 1058 8799, until they had no more power 3581 to weep 1058 8800.

30:5 And David's 1732 two 8147 wives 802 were taken captives 7617 8738, Ahinoam 293 the Jezreelitess 3159, and Abigail 26 the wife 802 of Nabal 5037 the Carmelite 3761.

30:6 And David 1732 was greatly 3966 distressed 3334 8799; for the people 5971 spake 559 8804 of stoning 5619 8800 him, because the soul 5315 of all the people 5971 was grieved 4843 8804, every man 376 for his sons 1121 and for his daughters 1323: but David 1732 encouraged 2388 8691 himself in the LORD 3068 his God 430.(grieved: Heb. bitter)

30:7 And David 1732 said 559 8799 to Abiathar 54 the priest 3548, Ahimelech's 288 son 1121, I pray thee, bring me hither 5066 8685 the ephod 646. And Abiathar 54 brought 5066 8686 thither the ephod 646 to David 1732.

30:8 And David 1732 enquired 7592 8799 at the LORD 3068, saying 559 8800, Shall I pursue 7291 8799 after 310 this troop 1416? shall I overtake 5381 8686 them? And he answered 559 8799 him, Pursue 7291 8798: for thou shalt surely 5381 8687 overtake 5381 8686 [them], and without fail 5337 8687 recover 5337 8686 [all].

30:9 So David 1732 went 3212 8799, he and the six 8337 hundred 3967 men 376 that [were] with him, and came 935 8799 to the brook 5158 Besor 1308, where those that were left behind 3498 8737 stayed 5975 8804.

30:10 But David 1732 pursued 7291 8799, he and four 702 hundred 3967 men 376: for two hundred 3967 abode behind 5975 8799, which were so faint 6296 8765 that they could not go over 5674 8800 the brook 5158 Besor 1308.

30:11 And they found 4672 8799 an Egyptian 376 4713 in the field 7704, and brought 3947 8799 him to David 1732, and gave 5414 8799 him bread 3899, and he did eat 398 8799; and they made him drink 8248 8686 water 4325;

30:12 And they gave 5414 8799 him a piece 6400 of a cake 1690 of figs, and two 8147 clusters of raisins 6778: and when he had eaten 398 8799, his spirit 7307 came again 7725 8799 to him: for he had eaten 398 8804 no bread 3899, nor drunk 8354 8804 [any] water 4325, three 7969 days 3117 and three 7969 nights 3915.

30:13 And David 1732 said 559 8799 unto him, To whom [belongest] thou? and whence [art] thou? And he said 559 8799, I [am] a young man 5288 of Egypt 4713, servant 5650 to an Amalekite 376 6003; and my master 113 left 5800 8799 me, because three 7969 days 3117 agone I fell sick 2470 8804.

30:14 We made an invasion 6584 8804 [upon] the south 5045 of the Cherethites 3774, and upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Judah 3063, and upon the south 5045 of Caleb 3612; and we burned 8313 8804 Ziklag 6860 with fire 784.

30:15 And David 1732 said 559 8799 to him, Canst thou bring me down 3381 8686 to this company 1416? And he said 559 8799, Swear 7650 8734 unto me by God 430, that thou wilt neither kill 4191 8686 me, nor 518 deliver 5462 8686 me into the hands 3027 of my master 113, and I will bring thee down 3381 8686 to this company 1416.

30:16 And when he had brought him down 3381 8686, behold, [they were] spread abroad 5203 8803 upon all 6440 the earth 776, eating 398 8802 and drinking 8354 8802, and dancing 2287 8802, because of all the great 1419 spoil 7998 that they had taken 3947 8804 out of the land 776 of the Philistines 6430, and out of the land 776 of Judah 3063.

30:17 And David 1732 smote 5221 8686 them from the twilight 5399 even unto the evening 6153 of the next day 4283: and there escaped 4422 8738 not a man 376 of them, save four 702 hundred 3967 young 5288 men 376, which rode 7392 8804 upon camels 1581, and fled 5127 8799.(the next…: Heb. their morrow)

30:18 And David 1732 recovered 5337 8686 all that the Amalekites 6002 had carried away 3947 8804: and David 1732 rescued 5337 8689 his two 8147 wives 802.

30:19 And there was nothing lacking 5737 8738 to them, neither 4480 small 6996 nor great 1419, neither sons 1121 nor daughters 1323, neither spoil 7998, nor any [thing] that they had taken 3947 8804 to them: David 1732 recovered 7725 8689 all.

30:20 And David 1732 took 3947 8799 all the flocks 6629 and the herds 1241, [which] they drave 5090 8804 before 6440 those 1931 [other] cattle 4735, and said 559 8799, This [is] David's 1732 spoil 7998.

30:21 And David 1732 came 935 8799 to the two hundred 3967 men 582, which were so faint 6296 8765 that they could not follow 3212 8800 310 David 1732, whom they had made also to abide 3427 8686 at the brook 5158 Besor 1308: and they went forth 3318 8799 to meet 7125 8800 David 1732, and to meet 7125 8800 the people 5971 that [were] with him: and when David 1732 came near 5066 8799 to the people 5971, he saluted 7592 8799 7965 them.(saluted…: or, asked them how they did)

30:22 Then answered 6030 8799 all the wicked 7451 men 376 and [men] of Belial 1100, of those 582 that went 1980 8804 with David 1732, and said 559 8799, Because they went 1980 8804 not with us, we will not give 5414 8799 them [ought] of the spoil 7998 that we have recovered 5337 8689, save to every man 376 his wife 802 and his children 1121, that they may lead [them] away 5090 8799, and depart 3212 8799.(those: Heb. men)

30:23 Then said 559 8799 David 1732, Ye shall not do so 6213 8799, my brethren 251, with that which the LORD 3068 hath given 5414 8804 us, who hath preserved 8104 8799 us, and delivered 5414 8799 the company 1416 that came 935 8802 against us into our hand 3027.

30:24 For who will hearken 8085 8799 unto you in this matter 1697? but as his part 2506 [is] that goeth down 3381 8802 8675 3381 8717 to the battle 4421, so [shall] his part 2506 [be] that tarrieth 3427 8802 by the stuff 3627: they shall part 2505 8799 alike 3162.

30:25 And it was [so] from that day 3117 forward 4605, that he made 7760 8799 it a statute 2706 and an ordinance 4941 for Israel 3478 unto this day 3117.(forward: Heb. and forward)

30:26 And when David 1732 came 935 8799 to Ziklag 6860, he sent 7971 8762 of the spoil 7998 unto the elders 2205 of Judah 3063, [even] to his friends 7453, saying 559 8800, Behold a present 1293 for you of the spoil 7998 of the enemies 341 8802 of the LORD 3068;(present: Heb. blessing)

30:27 To [them] 834 which [were] in Bethel 1008, and to [them] which [were] in south 5045 Ramoth 7418, and to [them] which [were] in Jattir 3492,

30:28 And to [them] which [were] in Aroer 6177, and to [them] which [were] in Siphmoth 8224, and to [them] which [were] in Eshtemoa 851,

30:29 And to [them] which [were] in Rachal 7403, and to [them] which [were] in the cities 5892 of the Jerahmeelites 3397, and to [them] which [were] in the cities 5892 of the Kenites 7017,

30:30 And to [them] which [were] in Hormah 2767, and to [them] which [were] in Chorashan 3565, and to [them] which [were] in Athach 6269,

30:31 And to [them] which [were] in Hebron 2275, and to all the places 4725 where David 1732 himself and his men 582 were wont to haunt 1980 8694.

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