1 And it came to pass, when David 1732 and his men 582 were come 935 to Ziklag 6860 on the third 7992 day 3117, that the Amalekites 6003 had invaded 6584 the south 5045, and Ziklag 6860, and smitten 5221 Ziklag 6860, and burned 8313 it with fire 784;
2 And had taken the women 802 captives 7617, that were therein: they slew 4191 not any 376, either great 1419 or small 6996, but carried them away 5090, and went 3212 on their way 1870.
3 So David 1732 and his men 582 came 935 to the city 5892, and, behold, it was burned 8313 with fire 784; and their wives 802, and their sons 1121, and their daughters 1323, were taken captives 7617.
4 Then David 1732 and the people 5971 that were with him lifted up 5375 their voice 6963 and wept 1058, until they had no more power 3581 to weep 1058.
5 And David's 1732 two 8147 wives 802 were taken captives 7617, Ahinoam 293 the Jezreelitess 3159, and Abigail 26 the wife 802 of Nabal 5037 the Carmelite 3761.
6 And David 1732 was greatly 3966 distressed 3334; for the people 5971 spake 559 of stoning 5619 him, because the soul 5315 of all the people 5971 was grieved 4843, every man 376 for his sons 1121 and for his daughters 1323: but David 1732 encouraged 2388 himself in the LORD 3068 his God 430.
7 And David 1732 said 559 to Abiathar 54 the priest 3548, Ahimelech's 288 son 1121, I pray thee, bring me hither 5066 the ephod 646. And Abiathar 54 brought 5066 thither the ephod 646 to David 1732.
8 And David 1732 enquired 7592 at the LORD 3068, saying 559, Shall I pursue 7291 after 310 this troop 1416? shall I overtake 5381 them? And he answered 559 him, Pursue 7291: for thou shalt surely 5381 overtake 5381 them, and without fail 5337 recover 5337 all.
9 So David 1732 went 3212, he and the six 8337 hundred 3967 men 376 that were with him, and came 935 to the brook 5158 Besor 1308, where those that were left behind 3498 stayed 5975.
10 But David 1732 pursued 7291, he and four 702 hundred 3967 men 376: for two hundred 3967 abode behind 5975, which were so faint 6296 that they could not go over 5674 the brook 5158 Besor 1308.
11 And they found 4672 an Egyptian 376 4713 in the field 7704, and brought 3947 him to David 1732, and gave 5414 him bread 3899, and he did eat 398; and they made him drink 8248 water 4325;
12 And they gave 5414 him a piece 6400 of a cake 1690 of figs, and two 8147 clusters of raisins 6778: and when he had eaten 398, his spirit 7307 came again 7725 to him: for he had eaten 398 no bread 3899, nor drunk 8354 any water 4325, three 7969 days 3117 and three 7969 nights 3915.
13 And David 1732 said 559 unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said 559, I am a young man 5288 of Egypt 4713, servant 5650 to an Amalekite 376 6003; and my master 113 left 5800 me, because three 7969 days 3117 agone I fell sick 2470.
14 We made an invasion 6584 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 Ziklag 6860 with fire 784.
15 And David 1732 said 559 to him, Canst thou bring me down 3381 to this company 1416? And he said 559, Swear 7650 unto me by God 430, that thou wilt neither kill 4191 me, nor 518 deliver 5462 me into the hands 3027 of my master 113, and I will bring thee down 3381 to this company 1416.
16 And when he had brought him down 3381, behold, they were spread abroad 5203 upon all 6440 the earth 776, eating 398 and drinking 8354, and dancing 2287, because of all the great 1419 spoil 7998 that they had taken 3947 out of the land 776 of the Philistines 6430, and out of the land 776 of Judah 3063.
17 And David 1732 smote 5221 them from the twilight 5399 even unto the evening 6153 of the next day 4283: and there escaped 4422 not a man 376 of them, save four 702 hundred 3967 young 5288 men 376, which rode 7392 upon camels 1581, and fled 5127.
18 And David 1732 recovered 5337 all that the Amalekites 6002 had carried away 3947: and David 1732 rescued 5337 his two 8147 wives 802.
19 And there was nothing lacking 5737 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 to them: David 1732 recovered 7725 all.
20 And David 1732 took 3947 all the flocks 6629 and the herds 1241, which they drave 5090 before 6440 those 1931 other cattle 4735, and said 559, This is David's 1732 spoil 7998.
21 And David 1732 came 935 to the two hundred 3967 men 582, which were so faint 6296 that they could not follow 3212 310 David 1732, whom they had made also to abide 3427 at the brook 5158 Besor 1308: and they went forth 3318 to meet 7125 David 1732, and to meet 7125 the people 5971 that were with him: and when David 1732 came near 5066 to the people 5971, he saluted 7592 7965 them.
22 Then answered 6030 all the wicked 7451 men 376 and men of Belial 1100, of those 582 that went 1980 with David 1732, and said 559, Because they went 1980 not with us, we will not give 5414 them ought of the spoil 7998 that we have recovered 5337, save to every man 376 his wife 802 and his children 1121, that they may lead them away 5090, and depart 3212.
23 Then said 559 David 1732, Ye shall not do so 6213, my brethren 251, with that which the LORD 3068 hath given 5414 us, who hath preserved 8104 us, and delivered 5414 the company 1416 that came 935 against us into our hand 3027.
24 For who will hearken 8085 unto you in this matter 1697? but as his part 2506 is that goeth down 3381 3381 to the battle 4421, so shall his part 2506 be that tarrieth 3427 by the stuff 3627: they shall part 2505 alike 3162.
25 And it was so from that day 3117 forward 4605, that he made 7760 it a statute 2706 and an ordinance 4941 for Israel 3478 unto this day 3117.
26 And when David 1732 came 935 to Ziklag 6860, he sent 7971 of the spoil 7998 unto the elders 2205 of Judah 3063, even to his friends 7453, saying 559, Behold a present 1293 for you of the spoil 7998 of the enemies 341 of the LORD 3068;
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,
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,
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 And to them which were in Hormah 2767, and to them which were in Chorashan 3565, and to them which were in Athach 6269,
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.