Ziklag burnt
On the third day David and his men reached Ziklag. The Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag, attacked the city and burned it. They had taken captive the women and everyone else in the city, young and old. They killed no one but carried them off and went on their way. When David and his men reached the city, they found it burned, and their wives, sons and daughters taken captive. David and the men with him wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep. David's two wives had been taken captive: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel. David was in serious trouble because the men were talking about stoning him. Every man was bitter with grief for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God. David told Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son: Bring me the priestly apron. Abiathar brought it to him. David inquired of the Lord: Should I chase this raiding party? Will I catch them? The Lord answered: Chase them. You will certainly catch them and recover everything. David set out with the six hundred men who were with him and reached the Besor ravine, where some stayed behind. David continued the pursuit with four hundred men. Two hundred were too exhausted to cross the Besor ravine and stayed there. They found an Egyptian in the countryside and brought him to David. They gave him food to eat and water to drink. They gave the Egyptian a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins. After he ate, his strength returned, because he had eaten no food and drunk no water for three days and three nights. David asked him: Who do you belong to, and where are you from? He answered: I'm an Egyptian, servant of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago because I got sick. We raided the Negev of the Kerethites, the territory of Judah and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag. David asked: Can you lead me down to this raiding party? The man answered: Swear to me by God that you won't kill me or hand me back to my master, and I'll take you to them.
And when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the south and Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag and burnt it with fire. And they'd taken the women captive who were in it. They didn't kill any, either great or small, but carried them off and went their way. So David and his men came to the town, and there it was, burnt with fire. And their wives and their sons and their daughters were taken captive. Then David and the people with him lifted up their voice and wept till they had no more power to weep. And David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. And David was badly pressed, because the people spoke of stoning him — because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters. But David made himself strong in the Lord his God. And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelek's son: Bring me the ephod here, please. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And David asked of the Lord: Should I chase this band? Will I catch up with them? And he answered him: Chase them. Because you'll definitely catch up with them and definitely get it all back. So David went, he and the six hundred men with him, and came to the brook Besor, where the ones who were left behind stayed. But David chased, he and four hundred men. Because two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint they couldn't go over the brook Besor. And they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate. And they made him drink water. And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two bunches of raisins. And when he'd eaten, his spirit came back to him. Because he hadn't eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. And David said to him: Who do you belong to? And where do you come from? And he said: I'm a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite. And my master left me because I fell sick three days ago. We raided the south of the Kerethites and the country belonging to Judah and the south of Caleb. And we burnt Ziklag with fire. And David said to him: Can you bring me down to this band? And he said: Swear to me by God that you won't kill me or hand me over into the hands of my master, and I'll bring you down to this band.
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; 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. 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. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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; 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. 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. 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. 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.
On the third day David and his men reached Ziklag. The Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag, attacked the city and burned it.
And when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the south and Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag and burnt it with fire.
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;
They had taken captive the women and everyone else in the city, young and old. They killed no one but carried them off and went on their way.
And they'd taken the women captive who were in it. They didn't kill any, either great or small, but carried them off and went their way.
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.
When David and his men reached the city, they found it burned, and their wives, sons and daughters taken captive.
So David and his men came to the town, and there it was, burnt with fire. And their wives and their sons and their daughters were taken captive.
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.
David and the men with him wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.
Then David and the people with him lifted up their voice and wept till they had no more power to weep.
Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
David's two wives had been taken captive: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal's widow from Carmel.
And David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
David was in serious trouble because the men were talking about stoning him. Every man was bitter with grief for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
And David was badly pressed, because the people spoke of stoning him — because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters. But David made himself strong in the Lord his God.
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.
David told Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son: Bring me the priestly apron. Abiathar brought it to him.
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelek's son: Bring me the ephod here, please. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
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.
David inquired of the Lord: Should I chase this raiding party? Will I catch them? The Lord answered: Chase them. You will certainly catch them and recover everything.
And David asked of the Lord: Should I chase this band? Will I catch up with them? And he answered him: Chase them. Because you'll definitely catch up with them and definitely get it all back.
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.
David set out with the six hundred men who were with him and reached the Besor ravine, where some stayed behind.
So David went, he and the six hundred men with him, and came to the brook Besor, where the ones who were left behind stayed.
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.
David continued the pursuit with four hundred men. Two hundred were too exhausted to cross the Besor ravine and stayed there.
But David chased, he and four hundred men. Because two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint they couldn't go over the brook Besor.
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.
They found an Egyptian in the countryside and brought him to David. They gave him food to eat and water to drink.
And they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate. And they made him drink water.
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;
They gave the Egyptian a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins. After he ate, his strength returned, because he had eaten no food and drunk no water for three days and three nights.
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two bunches of raisins. And when he'd eaten, his spirit came back to him. Because he hadn't eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.
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.
David asked him: Who do you belong to, and where are you from? He answered: I'm an Egyptian, servant of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago because I got sick.
And David said to him: Who do you belong to? And where do you come from? And he said: I'm a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite. And my master left me because I fell sick three days ago.
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.
We raided the Negev of the Kerethites, the territory of Judah and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag.
We raided the south of the Kerethites and the country belonging to Judah and the south of Caleb. And we burnt Ziklag with fire.
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.
David asked: Can you lead me down to this raiding party? The man answered: Swear to me by God that you won't kill me or hand me back to my master, and I'll take you to them.
And David said to him: Can you bring me down to this band? And he said: Swear to me by God that you won't kill me or hand me over into the hands of my master, and I'll bring you down to this band.
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.
David gets it all back
The Egyptian led David down, and there were the Amalekites scattered across the countryside, eating, drinking and celebrating over the huge amount of plunder taken from Philistia and Judah. David struck them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None escaped except four hundred young men who rode off on camels. David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. Nothing was missing — young or old, sons or daughters, plunder or anything else that had been taken. David brought it all back. David also took all the flocks and herds. His men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying: This is David's plunder. David returned to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and had stayed at the Besor ravine. They came out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them warmly. But every wicked and worthless man among David's followers said: They didn't come with us, so they don't get any of the plunder we recovered. Give each man his wife and children and let him clear off. David said: No, my brothers. You can't do that with what the Lord has given us. He protected us and gave the raiding party that attacked us into our hand. Who is going to agree with you on this? The share of the man who went into battle will be the same as the man who stayed with the supplies. Everyone shares alike. From that day on David made it a rule and rule for Israel, and it remains so to this day. When David reached Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, his friends, saying: Here's a gift for you from the plunder of the Lord's enemies. He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth-Negev and Jattir; to those in Aroer, Siphmoth and Eshtemoa; to those in Rakal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites and the towns of the Kenites; and to those in Hormah, Bor-Ashan and Athach. He also sent gifts to those in Hebron and to all the places David and his men had travelled through.
And when he'd brought him down, there they were, spread out over all the ground, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great plunder they'd taken out of the land of the Philistines and out of the land of Judah. And David struck them from the twilight right to the evening of the next day. And not a man of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and ran. And David got everything back that the Amalekites had taken. And David rescued his two wives. And nothing was missing to them, small or great, sons or daughters, or plunder, or anything they'd taken from them. David brought it all back. And David took all the flocks and the herds, that they drove in front of the other cattle: This is David's plunder. And David came to the two hundred men who'd been so faint they couldn't follow David, who they'd made stay at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people with him. And when David came near the people, he asked them how they were. Then all the wicked men and men of wickedness among the ones who went with David answered: Because they didn't go with us, we won't give them any of the plunder we've got back, except to every man his wife and his children, so they can lead them away and go. Then David said: You won't do that, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us, who's kept us and handed over the band that came against us into our hand. Because who'll listen to you in this matter? But the share of the one who goes down to the battle will be the same as the share of the one who stays by the baggage. They'll share alike. And that's how it's been from that day on. And he made it a rule and a law for Israel right to this day. And when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, to his mates: Look — a gift for you of the plunder of the ones against the Lord. To the ones in Bethel and to the ones in south Ramoth and to the ones in Jattir, and to the ones in Aroer and to the ones in Siphmoth and to the ones in Eshtemoa, and to the ones in Rakal and to the ones in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and to the ones in the towns of the Kenites, and to the ones in Hormah and to the ones in Bor Ashan and to the ones in Athak, and to the ones in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to go.
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. 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. And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. 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. And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil. 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. 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. 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. 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. And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. 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; To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, 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, And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach, And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
The Egyptian led David down, and there were the Amalekites scattered across the countryside, eating, drinking and celebrating over the huge amount of plunder taken from Philistia and Judah.
And when he'd brought him down, there they were, spread out over all the ground, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great plunder they'd taken out of the land of the Philistines and out of the land of Judah.
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.
David struck them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None escaped except four hundred young men who rode off on camels.
And David struck them from the twilight right to the evening of the next day. And not a man of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and ran.
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.
David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
And David got everything back that the Amalekites had taken. And David rescued his two wives.
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
Nothing was missing — young or old, sons or daughters, plunder or anything else that had been taken. David brought it all back.
And nothing was missing to them, small or great, sons or daughters, or plunder, or anything they'd taken from them. David brought it all back.
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.
David also took all the flocks and herds. His men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying: This is David's plunder.
And David took all the flocks and the herds, that they drove in front of the other cattle: This is David's plunder.
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.
David returned to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and had stayed at the Besor ravine. They came out to meet David and his men, and David greeted them warmly.
And David came to the two hundred men who'd been so faint they couldn't follow David, who they'd made stay at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people with him. And when David came near the people, he asked them how they were.
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.
But every wicked and worthless man among David's followers said: They didn't come with us, so they don't get any of the plunder we recovered. Give each man his wife and children and let him clear off.
Then all the wicked men and men of wickedness among the ones who went with David answered: Because they didn't go with us, we won't give them any of the plunder we've got back, except to every man his wife and his children, so they can lead them away and go.
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.
David said: No, my brothers. You can't do that with what the Lord has given us. He protected us and gave the raiding party that attacked us into our hand.
Then David said: You won't do that, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us, who's kept us and handed over the band that came against us into our hand.
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.
Who is going to agree with you on this? The share of the man who went into battle will be the same as the man who stayed with the supplies. Everyone shares alike.
Because who'll listen to you in this matter? But the share of the one who goes down to the battle will be the same as the share of the one who stays by the baggage. They'll share alike.
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.
From that day on David made it a rule and rule for Israel, and it remains so to this day.
And that's how it's been from that day on. And he made it a rule and a law for Israel right to this day.
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
When David reached Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, his friends, saying: Here's a gift for you from the plunder of the Lord's enemies.
And when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, to his mates: Look — a gift for you of the plunder of the ones against the Lord.
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;
He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth-Negev and Jattir;
To the ones in Bethel and to the ones in south Ramoth and to the ones in Jattir,
To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
to those in Aroer, Siphmoth and Eshtemoa;
and to the ones in Aroer and to the ones in Siphmoth and to the ones in Eshtemoa,
And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
to those in Rakal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites and the towns of the Kenites;
and to the ones in Rakal and to the ones in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and to the ones in the towns of the Kenites,
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,
and to those in Hormah, Bor-Ashan and Athach.
and to the ones in Hormah and to the ones in Bor Ashan and to the ones in Athak,
And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,
He also sent gifts to those in Hebron and to all the places David and his men had travelled through.
and to the ones in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to go.
And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.