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WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
It happened
, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made
a
raid
on
the South, and on
Ziklag, and had
struck
Ziklag, and burned 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 ;
and had taken captive
the women [and
all]
who
were therein ,
both
small
and
great
: they didn't
kill
any, 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 came to the city, behold, it was burned 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
.
Then David and the people who
were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until 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 were taken captive
, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, 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 greatly distressed; for 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 strengthened
himself in Yahweh
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 said to Abiathar the priest, the
son of
Ahimelech
, Please
bring me here
the ephod. Abiathar brought there
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
Yahweh
, saying, If
I pursue after this troop ,
shall I overtake them? He answered him, Pursue ;
for you
shall
surely overtake [
them ]
, and shall
without fail recover [
all ]
.
And
David inquired 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 who
were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those 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.
But David pursued, he and four hundred men ;
for two hundred stayed
behind, who
were so faint that 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 field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate
; and they gave
him water
to
drink .
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 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
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 said to
him, To whom belong
you
? and whence are
you
? He said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago
I fell sick.
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 a
raid
on
the South of the Cherethites, and on
that
which belongs
to Judah, and on
the South of Caleb; and we burned 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 said to him, Will
you
bring me down to this troop
? He said, Swear to
me by God, that you
will
neither kill me, nor deliver me up
into the hands of my master, and I will bring you
down to this troop
.
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
.
When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over
all the ground
, 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
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 the twilight even to
the evening of the next day: and there not a man of them escaped
, except
four hundred young men, who
rode on
camels and fled.
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 all 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.
There was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor anything
that they had taken to them: David brought
back
all.
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 took all the flocks and the herds, [
which ]
they drove
before those [
other ]
cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
And
David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave
before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
David came to the two hundred men, who
were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also
they had made to abide at the brook Besor ;
and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who
were with him: and when David came near to the people, he greeted
them.
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 base
fellows
, of those who
went with David, and said, Because they didn't
go
with us, we will not give them anything
of the spoil that we have recovered, except
to every man his wife and his children, that he
may lead them away, and depart.
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, You
shall not do so, my brothers
, with that which Yahweh
has
given to
us, who has
preserved us, and delivered the troop
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 will listen
to
you in this matter? for
as his share
is who
goes
down to the battle, so shall his share
be who
tarries
by the baggage
: they shall 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.
It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel 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 came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to
the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold ,
a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh:
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 those
who
were in Bethel, and to those
who
were in Ramoth
of
the
South, and to those
who
were in Jattir,
To them
which
were in Bethel, and to them
which
were in south Ramoth
, and to them
which
were in Jattir,
and to those
who
were in Aroer, and to those
who
were in Siphmoth, and to those
who
were in Eshtemoa,
And to them
which
were in Aroer, and to them
which
were in Siphmoth, and to them
which
were in Eshtemoa,
and to those
who
were in Racal
, and to those
who
were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those
who
were in the cities 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
who
were in Hormah, and to those
who
were in Borashan
, and to those
who
were in Athach,
And to them
which
were in Hormah, and to them
which
were in Chorashan
, and to them
which
were in Athach,
and to those
who
were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used
to stay
.
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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