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David's Victory over the Amalekites

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1Sa 30:1 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H935^➔ David^H1732 and his men^H376 were come^➔^H935 to Ziklag^H6860 on the^H3117^➔ third^H7992 day,^➔^H3117 that the Amalekites^H6003 had invaded^H6584 the south,^H5045 and^H413 Ziklag,^H6860 and smitten^H5221 Ziklag,^H6860 and burned^H8313 it^H853 with fire;^H784

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1Sa 30:2 - And had taken^H7617^➔ the women^H802 captives,^➔^H7617 that^H834 were therein: they slew^H4191 not^H3808 any,^H376 either^H6996^➔ great^H1419 or^H5704 small,^➔^H6996 but carried them away,^H5090 and went^H3212 on their way.^H1870

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1Sa 30:3 - So^H935^➔ David^H1732 and his men^H376 came^➔^H935 to^H413 the city,^H5892 and, behold,^H2009 it was burned^H8313 with fire;^H784 and their wives,^H802 and their sons,^H1121 and their daughters,^H1323 were taken captives.^H7617

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1Sa 30:4 - Then^H5375^➔ David^H1732 and the people^H5971 that^H834 were with him^H854 lifted up^➔^H5375 their voice^H6963 and wept,^H1058 until^H5704 they had no more^H369 power^H3581 to weep.^H1058

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1Sa 30:5 - And^H8147^➔ David's^H1732 two^➔^H8147 wives^H802 were taken captives,^H7617 Ahinoam^H293 the Jezreelitess,^H3159 and Abigail^H26 the wife^H802 of Nabal^H5037 the Carmelite.^H3761

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1Sa 30:6 - And^H3334^➔ David^H1732 was^➔^H3334^➔ greatly^H3966 distressed;^➔^H3334 for^H3588 the people^H5971 spake^H559 of stoning him,^H5619 because^H3588 the soul^H5315 of all^H3605 the people^H5971 was grieved,^H4784 every man^H376 for^H5921 his sons^H1121 and for^H5921 his daughters:^H1323 but^H2388^➔ David^H1732 encouraged himself^➔^H2388 in the LORD^H3068 his God.^H430

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1Sa 30:7 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 to^H413 Abiathar^H54 the priest,^H3548 Ahimelech's^H288 son,^H1121 I pray thee,^H4994 bring^H5066^➔ me^H589 hither^➔^H5066 the ephod.^H646 And^H5066^➔ Abiathar^H54 brought thither^➔^H5066 the ephod^H646 to^H413 David.^H1732

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1Sa 30:8 - And^H7592^➔ David^H1732 enquired^➔^H7592 at the LORD,^H3068 saying,^H559 Shall I pursue^H7291 after^H310 this^H2088 troop?^H1416 shall I overtake them?^H5381 And he answered^H559 him, Pursue:^H7291 for^H3588 thou shalt^H5381^➔ surely^H5381 overtake^➔^H5381 them, and without fail^H5337 recover^H5337 all.

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1Sa 30:9 - So^H3212^➔ David^H1732 went,^➔^H3212 he^H1931 and^H8337^➔ the^H376^➔ six^➔^H8337 hundred^H3967 men^➔^H376 that^H834 were with him,^H854 and came^H935 to^H5704 the brook^H5158 Besor,^H1308 where those that were left behind^H3498 stayed.^H5975

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1Sa 30:10 - But^H7291^➔ David^H1732 pursued,^➔^H7291 he^H1931 and four^H702 hundred^H3967 men:^H376 for^H5975^➔ two hundred^H3967 abode behind,^➔^H5975 which^H834 were so faint^H6296 that they could not go over^H5674 the brook^H5158 Besor.^H1308

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1Sa 30:11 - And they found^H4672 an Egyptian^H4713 in the field,^H7704 and brought^H3947 him^H853 to^H413 David,^H1732 and gave^H5414 him bread,^H3899 and he did eat;^H398 and they made him drink^H8248 water;^H4325

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1Sa 30:12 - And they gave^H5414 him a piece^H6400 of a cake of figs,^H1690 and two^H8147 clusters of raisins:^H6778 and when he had eaten,^H398 his spirit^H7307 came again^H7725 to him:^H413 for^H3588 he had eaten^H398 no^H3808 bread,^H3899 nor^H3808 drunk^H8354 any water,^H4325 three^H7969 days^H3117 and three^H7969 nights.^H3915

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1Sa 30:13 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto him, To whom^H4310 belongest thou?^H859 and whence^H335^H2088 art thou?^H859 And he said,^H559 I^H595 am a young man^H5288 of Egypt,^H4713 servant^H5650 to an^H376 Amalekite;^H6003 and^H5800^➔ my master^H113 left me,^➔^H5800 because^H3588 three^H7969 days agone^H3117 I fell sick.^H2470

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1Sa 30:14 - We^H587 made an invasion^H6584 upon the south^H5045 of the Cherethites,^H3774 and upon^H5921 the coast which^H834 belongeth to Judah,^H3063 and upon^H5921 the south^H5045 of Caleb;^H3612 and^H853 we burned^H8313 Ziklag^H6860 with fire.^H784

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1Sa 30:15 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 to him,^H413 Canst thou bring me down^H3381 to^H413 this^H2088 company?^H1416 And he said,^H559 Swear^H7650 unto me by God,^H430 that^H518 thou wilt neither kill me,^H4191 nor^H518 deliver me^H5462 into the hands^H3027 of my master,^H113 and I will bring thee down^H3381 to^H413 this^H2088 company.^H1416

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1Sa 30:16 - And when he had brought him down,^H3381 behold,^H2009 they were spread abroad^H5203 upon^H6440 all^H3605 the earth,^H776 eating^H398 and drinking,^H8354 and dancing,^H2287 because of all^H3605 the great^H1419 spoil^H7998 that^H834 they had taken^H3947 out of the land^H776 of the Philistines,^H6430 and out of the land^H776 of Judah.^H3063

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1Sa 30:17 - And^H5221^➔ David^H1732 smote them^➔^H5221 from the twilight^H5399 even unto^H5704 the evening^H6153 of the next day:^H4283 and^H3808^➔ there escaped^H4422 not^➔^H3808 a man^H376 of them,^H1992 save^H3588^H518 four^H702 hundred^H3967 young^H5288 men,^H376 which^H834 rode^H7392 upon^H5921 camels,^H1581 and fled.^H5127

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1Sa 30:18 - And^H5337^➔ David^H1732 recovered^➔^H5337 all^H3605 that^H834 the Amalekites^H6002 had carried away:^H3947 and^H853 David^H1732 rescued^H5337 his^H802^➔ two^H8147 wives.^➔^H802

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1Sa 30:19 - And^H3808^➔ there was^H5737^➔ nothing^➔^H3808 lacking^➔^H5737 to them, neither^H4480 small^H6996 nor^H5704 great,^H1419 neither^H5704 sons^H1121 nor daughters,^H1323 neither spoil,^H7998 nor^H5704 any^H3605 thing that^H834 they had taken^H3947 to them: David^H1732 recovered^H7725 all.^H3605

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1Sa 30:20 - And^H3947^➔ David^H1732 took^➔^H3947 all^H3605 the flocks^H6629 and the herds,^H1241 which they drave^H5090 before^H6440 those^H1931 other cattle,^H4735 and said,^H559 This^H2088 is David's^H1732 spoil.^H7998

The Spoils Are Divided

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1Sa 30:21 - And^H935^➔ David^H1732 came^➔^H935 to^H413 the two hundred^H3967 men,^H376 which^H834 were so faint^H6296 that they could not follow^H3212 David,^H1732 whom they had made also to abide^H3427 at^H5158^➔ the^H1308^➔ brook^➔^H5158 Besor:^➔^H1308 and they went forth^H3318 to meet^H7122 David,^H1732 and to meet^H7122 the people^H5971 that^H834 were with him:^H854 and when^H5066^➔ David^H1732 came near^➔^H5066 to the people,^H5971 he saluted^H7592 them.

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1Sa 30:22 - Then answered^H6030 all^H3605 the wicked^H7451 men^H376 and men of Belial,^H1100 of those^H376 that^H834 went^H1980 with^H5973 David,^H1732 and said,^H559 Because^H3282 they went^H1980 not^H3808 with us,^H5973 we will^H5414^➔ not^H3808 give^➔^H5414 them ought of the spoil^H7998 that^H834 we have recovered,^H5337 save^H3588^H518 to every man^H376 his wife^H802 and^H853 his children,^H1121 that they may lead them away,^H5090 and depart.^H3212

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1Sa 30:23 - Then said^H559 David,^H1732 Ye shall^H6213^➔ not^H3808 do^➔^H6213 so,^H3651 my brethren,^H251 with^H854 that which^H834 the LORD^H3068 hath given^H5414 us, who hath preserved^H8104 us,^H853 and delivered^H5414 the company^H1416 that came^H935 against us^H5921 into our hand.^H3027

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1Sa 30:24 - For who^H4310 will hearken^H8085 unto you in^H1697^➔ this^H2088 matter?^➔^H1697 but^H3588 as his part^H2506 is that goeth down^H3381 to the battle,^H4421 so^H2506^➔ shall^➔ his part^➔^H2506 be^➔ that tarrieth^H3427 by^H5921 the stuff:^H3627 they shall part^H2505 alike.^H3162

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1Sa 30:25 - And it was^H1961 so from^H3117^➔ that^H1931 day^➔^H3117 forward,^H4605 that he made it^H7760 a statute^H2706 and an ordinance^H4941 for Israel^H3478 unto^H5704 this^H2088 day.^H3117

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1Sa 30:26 - And when^H935^➔ David^H1732 came^➔^H935 to^H413 Ziklag,^H6860 he sent^H7971 of the spoil^H7998 unto the elders^H2205 of Judah,^H3063 even to his friends,^H7453 saying,^H559 Behold^H2009 a present^H1293 for you of the spoil^H7998 of the enemies^H341 of the LORD;^H3068

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1Sa 30:27 - To them which^H834 were in Bethel,^H1008^H1008 and to them which^H834 were in south^H7418 Ramoth,^H7418 and to them which^H834 were in Jattir,^H3492

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1Sa 30:28 - And to them which^H834 were in Aroer,^H6177 and to them which^H834 were in Siphmoth,^H8224 and to them which^H834 were in Eshtemoa,^H851

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1Sa 30:29 - And to them which^H834 were in Rachal,^H7403 and to them which^H834 were in the cities^H5892 of the Jerahmeelites,^H3397 and to them which^H834 were in the cities^H5892 of the Kenites,^H7017

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1Sa 30:30 - And to them which^H834 were in Hormah,^H2767 and to them which^H834 were^H3565 in Chorashan,^H3565 and to them which^H834 were in Athach,^H6269

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1Sa 30:31 - And to them which^H834 were in Hebron,^H2275 and to all^H3605 the places^H4725 where^H834 David^H1732 himself^H1931 and his men^H376 were wont to haunt.^H1980

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