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David’s Defeat of the Amalekites
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|1 Samuel 30:1| David and his men a arrived in Ziklag b on the third day. The Amalekites c had raided the Negev and attacked and burned down Ziklag.
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|1 Samuel 30:2| They also had kidnapped the women and everyone 1 in it from the youngest to the oldest. They had killed no one but had carried them off d as they went on their way.
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|1 Samuel 30:3| When David and his men arrived at the town, they found it burned down. Their wives, sons, and daughters had been kidnapped.
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|1 Samuel 30:4| David and the troops with him wept loudly until they had no strength left to weep.
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|1 Samuel 30:5| David’s two wives, e Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had also been kidnapped.
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|1 Samuel 30:6| David was in a difficult position because the troops talked about stoning him, f for they were all very bitter over the loss of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God. g
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|1 Samuel 30:7| David said to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” h So Abiathar brought it to him,
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|1 Samuel 30:8| and David asked the LORD: i “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” j The LORD replied to him, “Pursue them, for you will certainly overtake them and rescue the people.” k
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|1 Samuel 30:9| David and the 600 men with him l went as far as the Wadi Besor, where 200 men who were to remain behind would stop. m
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|1 Samuel 30:10| They stopped because they were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor. David and 400 of the men continued in pursuit.
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