1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2 And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried [them] away, and went on their way.
3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, [it was] burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
4 Then David and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
8 And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail recover [all].
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk [any] water, three days and three nights.
13 And David said unto him, To whom [belongest] thou? and whence [art] thou? And he said, I [am] a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
14 We made an invasion [upon] the south of the Cherethites, and upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
16 And when he had brought him down, behold, [they were] spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any [thing] that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drave before those [other] cattle, and said, This [is] David's spoil.
21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that [were] with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
22 Then answered all the wicked men and [men] of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them [ought] of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead [them] away, and depart.
23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part [is] that goeth down to the battle, so [shall] his part [be] that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
25 And it was [so] from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, [even] to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
27 To [them] which [were] in Bethel, and to [them] which [were] in south Ramoth, and to [them] which [were] in Jattir,
28 And to [them] which [were] in Aroer, and to [them] which [were] in Siphmoth, and to [them] which [were] in Eshtemoa,
29 And to [them] which [were] in Rachal, and to [them] which [were] in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to [them] which [were] in the cities of the Kenites,
30 And to [them] which [were] in Hormah, and to [them] which [were] in Chorashan, and to [them] which [were] in Athach,
31 And to [them] which [were] in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
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1 Samuel 30 narrates the episode in which David and his men return to Ziclague and discover that the city was looted and their women and children were taken as captive by the Amalequitas. David leads his men in search of the Amalequites and, with the help of God, defeats them and rescues their families. The verses selected below deal with topics such as the loss and recovery of goods and family, the importance of trust in God in difficult times and generosity and social responsibility.
Genesis 14:16: "And brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, and the women and the people." This verse reports the rescue of Lot and his goods after he was captured by the kings who warned in the region. Just as David rescued his family and goods, Abram also rescued Lot and his goods. Both trusted God and were successful in their mission.
Psalm 34:18: "Near the lord of those who have a broken heart and save those of the oppressed spirit." This verse talks about God's proximity to those who are going through difficult times. When David and his men arrived in Ziclague and found that their families had been captured, they were devastated and their hearts broken. This verse highlights the importance of trust in God in times of adversity.
Proverbs 3:27: "Do not refuse a favor to those who need it, being in your hands the ability to accomplish it." This verse talks about the importance of being generous and helping those who need it. When David and his men rescued their families, they also found an Egyptian abandoned by the Amalequites. They fed him and took care of him before interrogating him and finding the location of the Amalequitas. This verse highlights the importance of generosity and social responsibility.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4: "Blessed be the God and the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Mercies and God of all consolation, who comforts us in all our tribulation, so that we may also comfort those who are in any Anguish, with the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted by God. " This excerpt talks about the consolation that God offers us in times of tribulation and how we can use it to comfort those who are also experiencing difficulties. When David and his men found the Egyptian abandoned by the Amalequites, they fed him and took care of him before interrogating him and discovering the location of the Amalequitas. This verse highlights the importance of being comforted by God so that we can comfort others.
Matthew 6:19-21: "You do not accumulate to you treasures on the earth, where trace and rust run and where thieves steal and steal; but gather to you treasures in the sky, where neither the trace nor the rust corrupt, and where Thieves do not dig or steal; for where your treasure is, there will be your heart too. " These verses address the importance of valuing and investing in eternal things rather than earthly treasures, which are perishable and can be lost. The text reminds us that the place where we deposit our riches reveals the true position of our hearts.
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