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1 Samuel 30

1 The Amalekites burne Ziklág. 5 Davids two wives are taken prisoners 6 The people wolde stone him. 8 He asketh counsel of the Lord and pursuing his enemies, recovereth the praye. 24 He devideth it equally, 26 And sendeth parte to his friends.
1.But when David and his men were come to Ziklág athe third day, the Amalekites had invaded upon the South, even unto Ziklág, & had bsmitten Ziklág, and burnt it with fire,
2.And had taken the women that were therein prisoners, bothe small and great, and slewe not a man, but caryed them away, and went their wayes.
3.¶ So David and his men came to the citie, and beholde, it was burnt with fire, and their cwives, and their sonnes, and their daughters were taken prisoners.
4.Then David and the people that was with him, lift up their voyces and wept, until they colde wepe nomore.
5.Davids two wives were taken prisoners also, Ahinóam the Jzréelite and Abigáil the wife of Nabál the Carmelite.
6.And David was in great sorowe: for the people dentended to stone him, because the heartes of all the people were vexed everie man for his sonnes and for his daughters: but David comforted him selfe in the Lord his God.
7.¶ And David said to Abiathár the Priest Ahimelechs sonne, I pray thee, bring me the Ephód. And Abiathár broght the Ephód to David.
8.Then David asked counsel at the Lord, saying, Shal I followe after this companie? shal I overtake them? And he answered him, Followe: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and erecover all.
9.¶ So David and the six hundreth men that were with him, went, and came to the river Besór, where a parte of them abode: Davids victorie 1 Samuél 30:
10.But David and foure hundreth men followed (for two hundreth abode behinde, being to wearye to go over the river Besór)
11.And they founde an Egyptian in the field, and broght him to David, and gave him fbread and he did eat, and they gave him water to drink.
12.Also they gave him a few figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came againe to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor dronke anie water in thre dayes, and thre nights.
13.¶ And David said unto him, To whome belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a yong man of Egypt, and servant to an Amalekite: and my master left me thre daies ago, because I fel sicke.
14.We roved upon the South of Chéreth, and upon the coast belonging to Judáh, and upon the South of Caléb, and we burnt Ziklág with fire.
15.And David said unto him, Canst thou bring me to this companie? And he said, gSweare unto me by God, that thou wilt nether kil me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I wil bring thee to this companie.
16.¶ And when he had broght him thither, beholde, they lay scatered abroade upon all the earth, heating & drinking, and dansing, because of all the great pray that thei had taken out of the land of the Philistíms, and out of the land of Judáh.
17.And David smote them from the twilight, even unto the evening iof the next morowe, so that there escaped not a man of them, save foure hundreth yong men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
18.And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: also David rescued his two wives.
19.And thei lacked nothing, small or great, sonne or daughter, or of the spoyle of all that they had taken away: David recovered them all.
20.David also toke all the shepe, & the oxen, and they drave them before his cattel, & said, This is Davids kpraye.
21.¶ And David came to the two hundreth men that were to wearie for to followe David: whome they had made also to abide at the river Besór: and they came to mete David, and to mete the people that were with him: so when David came nere to the people, he saluted them.
22.Then answered all the evil and wicked of the men that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, therefore wil we give them none of the praye, that we have recovered, save to every man his lwife and his children: therefore let them cary them away and departe.
23.Then said David, Ye shal not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hathe given us, who hathe preserved us, and delivered the companie that came against us, into our handes.
24.For who wil obey you in this matter? but as his parte is that goeth downe to the battel, so shall his parte be, that tarieth by the stuffe: they shal parte alike.
25.mSo from that day forward he made it a statute & a lawe in Israél, until this day.
26.¶ When David therefore came to Ziklág, he sent of the pray unto the Elders of Judáh and to his friends, saying, Se, there is a blessing for you of the spoyle of the enemies of the Lord.
27.He sent to them of Beth-él, and to them of South Ramóth, and to them of Jattír,
28.And to them of Aroér, and to them of Siphmóth, and to them of Eshtemóa,
29.And to them of Rachál, and to them of the cities of Jerahmeelites, and to them of the cities of the Kenites,
30.And to them of Hormáh, and to them of Chor-ashán, and to them of Athách,
31.And to them of Hebrón, and nto all the places where David and his men had hanted.

Notes

1-a.
After that he departed from Achish.
1-b.
That is, destroyed the city.
3-c.
For these only remained in the city, when the men were gone to war.
6-d.
Thus we see, that in troubles and adversity we do not consider God’s providence, but like raging beasts forget both our own duty and contemn God’s appointment over us.
8-e.
Though God seems to leave us for a time, yet if we trust in him, we shall be sure to find comfort. 5
11-f.
God by his providence both provided for the necessity of this poor stranger, and made him a guide to David to accomplish his enterprise.
15-g.
For oaths were in all ages had in most reverence even among the heathens.
16-h.
The wicked in their pomp and pleasures consider not the judgement of God, which is then at hand to smite them.
17-i.
Some read, and unto the morrow of the two evenings: that is, three days.
20-k.
Which the Amalekites had taken of others, and David from them besides the goods of Ziklag.
22-l.
Under these are comprehended the cattle and goods, which appertained to every man. 2 Geneva Bible 1560
25-m.
Some refer these words to David, that he alleged an old custom and law, as if it were writ, It is both now and has been ever.
31-n.
Showing himself mindful of their benefits towards him.