30:1 And it came to pass when David and his
men had entered Sekelac on the third day, that Amalec had made an incursion
upon the south, and upon Sekelac, and smitten Sekelac, and burnt it with
fire.
30:2 And as to the women and all things that were in it, great and small,
they slew neither man nor woman, but carried them captives, and went on
their way.
30:3 And David and his men came into the city, and, behold, it was burnt
with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were carried
captive.
30:4 And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no
longer any power within them to weep.
30:5 And both the wives of David were carried captive, Achinaam, the
Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
30:6 And David was greatly distressed, because the people spoke of stoning
him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, each for his sons and
his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Yehovah his Elohim.
30:7 And David said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech, Bring near
the ephod.
30:8 And David enquired of Yehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this
troop? shall I overtake them? and he said to him, Pursue, for thou shalt
surely overtake them, and thou shalt surely rescue [the captives].
30:9 So David went, he an the six hundred men with him, an they come as far
as the brook Bosor, and the superfluous ones stopped.
30:10 And he pursued them with four hundred men; and there remained behind
two hundred men, who tarried on the other side of the brook Bosor.
30:11 And they find an Egyptian in the field, and they take him, and bring
him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they caused him to
drink water.
30:12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and he ate, and his
spirit was restored in him; for he had not eaten bread, and had not drunk
water three days and three nights.
30:13 And David said to him, Whose art thou? and whence art thou? and the
young man the Egyptian said, I am the servant of an Amalekite; and my master
left me, because I was taken ill three days ago.
30:14 And we made an incursion on the south of the Chelethite, and on the
parts of Judea, and on the south of Chelub, and we burnt Sekelac with fire.
30:15 And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he
said, Swear now to me by Elohim, that thou wilt not kill me, and that thou wilt
not deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down upon
this troop.
30:16 So be brought him down thither, and behold, they [were] scattered
abroad upon the surface of the whole land, eating and drinking, and feasting
by [reason of] all the great spoils which they had taken out of the land of
the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
30:17 And David came upon them, and smote them from the morning till the
evening, and on the next day; and not one of them escaped, except four
hundred young men, who were mounted on camels, and fled.
30:18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued
both his wives.
30:19 And nothing was wanting to them of great or small, either of the
spoils, or the sons and daughters, or anything that they had taken of
theirs; and David recovered all.
30:20 And he took all the flocks, and the herds, and led them away before
the spoils: and it was said of these spoils, These [are] the spoils of
David.
30:21 And David comes to the two hundred men who were left behind that they
should not follow after David, and he had caused them to remain by the brook
of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet his people with
him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he did.
30:22 Then every ill-disposed and bad man of the soldiers who had gone with
David, answered and said, Because they did not pursue together with us, we
will not give them of the spoils which we have recovered, only let each one
lead away with him his wife and his children, and let them return.
30:23 And David said, Ye shall not do so, after Yehovah has delivered [the
enemy] to us, and guarded us, and Yehovah has delivered into our hands the
troop that came against u.
30:24 And who will hearken to these your words? for they are not inferior to
us; for according to the portion of him that went down to the battle, so
shall be the portion of him that abides with the baggage; they shall share
alike.
30:25 And it came to pass from that day forward, that it became an ordinance
and a custom in Israel until this day.
30:26 And David came to Sekelac, and sent of the spoils to the elders of
Judah, and to his friends, saying, Behold [some] of the spoils of the enemies
of Yehovah;
30:27 to those in Baethsur, and to those in Rama of the south, and to those
in Gethor.
30:28 And to those in Aroer, and to those in Ammadi, and to those in Saphi,
and to those in Esthie, and to those in Geth, and to those in Cimath, and to
those in Saphec, and to those in Themath,
30:29 and to those in Carmel, and to those in the cities of Jeremeel, and to
those in the cities of the Kenezite;
30:30 and to those in Jerimuth, and to those in Bersabee, and to those in
Nombe,
30:31 and to those in Chebron, and to all the places which David and his men
had passed through. |
30:1 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;
30:2 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.
30:3 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.
30:4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and
wept, until they had no more power to weep.
30:5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
30:6 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 Yehovah his Elohim.
30:7 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.
30:8 And David inquired at Yehovah, 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.
30:9 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.
30:10 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.
30:11 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;
30:12 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.
30:13 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.
30:14 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.
30:15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And
he said, Swear unto me by Elohim, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver
me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
30:16 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.
30:17 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.
30:18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and
David rescued his two wives.
30:19 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.
30:20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before
those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
30:21 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.
30:22 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.
30:23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the
Yehovah hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that
came against us into our hand.
30:24 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.
30:25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an
ordinance for Israel unto this day.
30:26 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 Yehovah;
30:27 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth,
and to them which were in Jattir,
30:28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth,
and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
30:29 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,
30:30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan,
and to them which were in Athach,
30:31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David
himself and his men were wont to haunt. |