Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
On
the third
day
David and his men arrived
in
Ziklag, and
the Amalekites had
raided
the Negev
, attacked
Ziklag, and burned
it down.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
in
the coming
in
of
David and his men to
Ziklag, on
the third
day,
that
the
Amalekites have
pushed
unto
the south
, and
unto
Ziklag, and smite
Ziklag,
and
burn
it with
fire,
They had
taken
captive the women and
all
who were
there,
both
young
and
old.
They had
not killed
anyone
, but
had
carried
them
off
as
they went
on their way.
and
they take
captive the women who `are'
in
it;
from
small
unto
great
they have
not put
any
one
to
death
, and
they lead
away,
and
go
on their way.
When
David and his men came
to
the city, they
found
it
burned
down
and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive .
And
David cometh
in
--
and his men --
unto
the city, and lo,
burnt
with
fire,
and
their wives ,
and their
sons ,
and their
daughters have
been
taken captive !
So
David and the troops
with him lifted
up
their voices
and wept
until
they had
no strength
left
to weep.
And
David lifteth
up
--
and the people
who
`are'
with him --
their voice
and weep,
till
that
they have
no power
to weep.
David’s
two wives, Ahinoam of
Jezreel
and Abigail the
widow
of Nabal of
Carmel,
had
been
taken
captive.
And
the
two wives of
David
have
been
taken
captive
, Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess,
and Abigail wife
of Nabal the
Carmelite;
And David was
greatly
distressed
because
the people spoke
of
stoning
him, because
the soul of every
man
grieved
for his sons and daughters .
But
David found
strength
in the
LORD
his God.
and David hath
great
distress,
for
the people have
said
to
stone
him, for
the soul of all
the
people
hath
been
bitter,
each
for his sons and for
his
daughters ;
and
David doth
strengthen
himself
in Jehovah
his God.
Then
David said
to
Abiathar the priest, the
son of Ahimelech, “
Bring me the ephod .”
So
Abiathar brought
it
to
him
,
And
David saith
unto
Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, `
Bring nigh,
I
pray
thee,
to
me the ephod ;'
and
Abiathar bringeth
nigh
the
ephod
unto
David
,
and David inquired
of
the
LORD:
“Should
I pursue these
raiders?
Will
I overtake them
? ”
“Pursue
them
, ”
the
LORD
replied
, “
for you
will
surely
overtake them
and rescue
the
captives
. ”
and David asketh
at
Jehovah,
saying,
`
I pursue after
this
troop
--
do
I overtake it
? '
And
He
saith
to
him
, `Pursue
, for thou
dost
certainly
overtake ,
and dost
certainly
deliver
. '
So
David and his
six hundred men went
to
the Brook of Besor, where
some
stayed
behind
And
David goeth
on,
he
and six hundred men who
`are'
with
him,
and
they
come
in
unto
the brook of Besor, and
those
left
have
stood
still,
because
two hundred men were
too exhausted
to cross
the brook .
But
David
and
four
hundred
men
continued
in
pursuit.
and
David
pursueth,
he
and
four
hundred
men,
(and
two hundred men stand
still
who
have
been
too faint
to pass
over
the brook of
Besor),
Now
his
men
found
an Egyptian in the field and brought
him to
David .
They
gave
the
man
water
to drink
and food
to eat—
and
they
find
a
man,
an Egyptian ,
in the field ,
and take
him unto
David ,
and
give
to him
bread,
and he
eateth,
and
they
cause
him
to drink
water,
a piece of a fig
cake
and two clusters
of raisins .
So
he ate
and was
revived
, for he had
not had
any
food
or
water for
three days and three nights.
and
give
to
him
a piece of a bunch
of
dried
figs,
and two bunches
of raisins ,
and
he eateth,
and his
spirit
returneth
unto
him
, for he hath
not eaten
bread
nor
drunk
water three days and three nights.
Then
David asked
him,
“
To whom
do
you
belong
, and where
are
you
from
? ”
“I
am
an Egyptian, ”
he
replied
, “the
slave
of
an Amalekite .
My master
abandoned
me three days ago
when
I
fell
ill.
And
David saith
to him
, `Whose
`art'
thou?
and whence
`art'
thou
? '
And
he
saith,
`
An Egyptian youth
I
`am'
, servant
to
a
man
, an Amalekite ,
and
my lord
forsaketh
me ,
for
I
have
been
sick
three days ,
We raided
the Negev
of the Cherethites
, the
territory
of
Judah, and the Negev
of Caleb, and we burned down
Ziklag
. ”
we pushed
`to'
the south
of the Cherethite
, and
against
that
which
`is'
to
Judah, and against
the south
of Caleb, and Ziklag
we burned with
fire
. '
“Will
you
lead
me to
these
raiders
? ”
David
asked.
And the
man
replied
, “
Swear to me by God that
you
will
not kill
me or
deliver
me into the hand of my master,
and I will
lead
you
to
them
. ”
And
David
saith
unto
him,
`Dost
thou
bring
me down
unto
this
troop
? '
and he
saith
, `
Swear to me by God --
thou
dost
not put
me to
death,
nor
dost
thou
shut
me up
into the hand of my lord
--
and I bring
thee
down
unto
this
troop
. '
So
he led
David
down, and there
were
the
Amalekites
spread out over all the land
, eating, drinking, and celebrating
the great amount
of
plunder
they had
taken from
the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
And
he bringeth
him
down, and lo,
they
are
spread out over the
face
of
all the earth
, eating, and
drinking, and feasting,
with
all
the great spoil
which
they have
taken out
of
the land of the Philistines ,
and out
of
the land of Judah.
And David struck
them down
from twilight until
the evening of the next
day.
Not a man escaped
, except four hundred young men who fled,
riding
off
on camels.
And David smiteth
them from the
twilight even
unto
the evening of the morrow,
and
there
hath
not escaped
of
them
a man, except four hundred young men who have
ridden
on the
camels ,
and
are
fled
.
So
David recovered
everything
the Amalekites had
taken ,
including
his two wives.
And
David delivereth
all
that
the Amalekites have
taken ;
also
his two wives hath
David
delivered
.
Nothing
was
missing
, young
or
old
, son
or
daughter
, or
any
of
the
plunder
the Amalekites
had taken .
David brought everything
back .
And
there
hath
not
lacked
to
them
`anything'
, from
small
unto
great
, and
unto
sons
and
daughters
, and
from
the spoil,
even
unto
all
that
they
had taken to
themselves,
the
whole
hath
David brought back ,
And he
recovered
all
the flocks
and
herds
, which
his
men
drove
ahead
of the other
livestock
, calling
out
, “
This is David’s
plunder!”
and David
taketh
the whole
of
the
flock
, and
of the herd
, they
have
led
on
before
these
cattle
, and
they
say,
`
This `
is '
David's
spoil.'
When
David came
to
the two hundred men who had
been
too exhausted
to follow
him
from
the Brook of Besor, they came
out to meet him
and the troops
with him .
As
David approached
the men
, he
greeted
them ,
And
David cometh
in
unto
the two hundred men who were
too faint
to go
after
David,
and
whom
they
cause
to
abide
at
the brook of Besor, and
they go
out to meet David,
and to
meet
the people
who
`are'
with him ,
and
David approacheth
the people
, and
asketh
of
them of
welfare.
but
all
the
wicked
and worthless men among
those
who had
gone with David said
, “
Because they did
not go
with us ,
we will
not share
with
them the plunder
we recovered
, except for
each man’s
wife and children .
They may
take
them
and go. ”
And every
bad
and
worthless man,
of
the
men who have
gone with David, answereth,
yea,
they
say,
`
Because that
they have
not gone
with us we do
not give
to
them of
the spoil
which
we have
delivered
, except each his
wife and his
children ,
and
they lead
away
and go.
But
David said,
“My
brothers
, you
must
not do this
with what
the
LORD
has
given us .
He has
protected
us and delivered
into
our
hands
the raiders
who
came
against us .
And
David saith
, `Ye
do
not do so,
my
brethren,
with that
which
Jehovah
hath
given to
us ,
and
He doth
preserve
us ,
and doth
give
the troop
which
cometh
against us into
our
hand;
Who will
listen
to your
proposal
? The share
of the
one
who went
to
battle will
match
the share
of the
one
who stayed
with
the supplies.
They will
share alike
. ”
and
who doth
hearken
to you
in
this
thing
? for
as
the portion
of him
who was
brought
down
into
battle ,
so
also
`is'
the portion
of him
who is
abiding
by
the vessels
--
alike
they share. '
And so
it has
been
from that day forward .
David
established
this
statute as
an ordinance for Israel to
this very
day.
And it cometh
to
pass
from that day and
forward ,
that
he
appointeth
it
for
a
statute and
for
an ordinance for Israel unto
this day.
When
David arrived
in Ziklag, he
sent
some
of the plunder
to his
friends,
the elders of Judah, saying, “Here
is
a
gift
for you from
the plunder
of the LORD’s
enemies .”
And
David cometh
in unto
Ziklag, and
sendeth
of the spoil
to the elders of Judah, to
his
friends,
(
saying, `Lo,
for you a
blessing,
of
the spoil
of the enemies of
Jehovah),'
He
sent
gifts
to those in Bethel
, Ramoth Negev
, and Jattir ;
to those in Beth-El
, and
to
those
in
South
Ramoth, and to
those
in
Jattir ,
to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa ;
and
to those in Aroer, and
to
those
in
Siphmoth, and to
those
in
Eshtemoa ,
to those in Racal
and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites ;
and
to those in Rachal,
and to
those
in the cities of the Jerahmeelites ,
and to
those
in
the
cities
of
the
Kenites ,
to those in Hormah, Bor
-ashan, and Athach ;
and
to those in Hormah, and
to
those
in
Chor
-Ashan, and to
those
in
Athach ,
and to those in Hebron and in
all the places where David and his men had
roamed
.
and to those in Hebron ,
and to
all the places where David had
gone
up
and down,
he
and
his men.
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