1Sa 30 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass in the entering of David and of his men to Ziklag, on the [ 2 day 1 third], that Amalek made an attack upon the south, and upon Ziklag. And it struck Ziklag, and burnt it with fire.

‏ 1 Samuel 30

CHAPTER 30 Amalek Burns Ziklag and Takes Captives

1 And it came to pass in the entering of David and of his men to Ziklag, on the [²day ¹third], that Amalek made an attack upon the south, and upon Ziklag. And it struck Ziklag, and burnt it with fire. 2 And the women, and all the ones in it, from small unto great they did not put to death, man nor woman, but they took them captive, and went forth in their way. 3 And [⁴came ¹David ²and ³his men] unto the city, and, behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive. 4 And [⁴lifted ¹David ²and ³his men] their voice, and they wept until whenever there was no strength in them to weep any longer. 5 And both the wives of David were captured -- Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was afflicted very much, for [³said ¹the ²people] to stone him, for [⁴were in severe pain ⁵of soul ¹all ²the ³people], each over his sons, and over his daughters. And David was fortified by the lord his God. 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, Lead forward the ephod. And Abiathar led forward the ephod to David. 8 And David asked through the lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? Shall I overtake them? And [²said ³to him ¹the lord], Pursue! for in overtaking you shall overtake them, and in rescuing you shall rescue. 9 And David went, he and the six hundred men with him. And they come unto the rushing stream of Besor, and the extra ones stopped. 10 And [⁴pursued ¹about ²four hundred ³men], [⁴stood ¹and ²two hundred ³men], who stayed on the other side of the rushing stream Besor. 11 And they find an Egyptian man in the field, and they take him, and bring him to David, and give to him bread and he ate, and they gave [³to drink ¹him ²water]. 12 And they give to him a piece of dried cluster of figs, and two dried grape clusters; and he ate, and [²stood up ¹his spirit] in him. For he had not eaten bread, and had not drank water, three days and three nights. 13 And [²said ³to him ¹David], Who are you, and from what place are you? And [⁴said ³servant-lad ¹the ²Egyptian], I am a servant of a man, an Amalekite; and [²left ³me ¹my master] for I was unwell, today being three days. 14 And we made an attack upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the ones of the part of Judea, and to the south of Caleb; and Ziklag we burnt in fire. 15 And [²said ³to him ¹David], Will you lead me to this troop? And he said, If you swear by an oath indeed to me according to God to not put me to death, and not to deliver me into the hands of my master, then I will lead you to this troop. 16 And he led him. And behold, these were dispersed upon the face of all the land, eating and drinking, and celebrating over all the [²spoils ¹great] which they took from out of the land of the Philistines, and from out of the land of Judah.

David Strikes Amalek and Returns the Captives

17 And [²came ³upon ⁴them ¹David], and he struck them from the morning star and until evening even of the next day. And [⁴was not preserved ²of ³them ¹a man], but only four hundred boys who mounted upon camels and fled. 18 And David removed all which [³took ¹the ²Amalekites]; and both his wives he rescued. 19 And nothing was perished to them from small and unto great, and unto sons and daughters, from the spoils and unto all what they took of theirs -- all the things David returned. 20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, and led them away before the spoils. And concerning those spoils it was said, These are the spoils of David. 21 And David came to the two hundred men (the ones being left behind of the troop going after David) that stayed at the rushing stream of Besor. And they came forth to meet David, and to meet the people of the one with him. And David came forward unto of the people, and he asked them the greetings for peace. 22 And [⁶responded ¹every ⁵man ²pestilent ³and ⁴wicked] of the men warriors going with David. And they said that, They did not pursue with us, we shall not give to them from out of the spoils which we rescued, but [²each ⁴his wife ⁵and ⁶his children ¹let ³take away], and let them return! 23 And David said, You shall not do [²my brothers ¹thus] after the delivering up of the enemy by the lord to us, and guarded us, and the lord delivered up the troop, the one coming upon us, into our hands. 24 And who will heed [²your ³words ¹these], for [²not ³inferior ⁴to us ¹they are]; for according to the portion of the one going down to war, so shall be the portion of the one staying by the equipment; according to the same they shall be portioned. 25 And it came to pass from that day and forward, that it became for an order and for an ordinance in Israel until this day. 26 And David came to Ziklag, and he sent to the elders of Judah, and to his neighbors of the spoils, saying, Behold, a blessing to you from the spoils of the enemies of the lord; 27 to the ones in Beth-el, and to the ones in Ramoth of the south, and to the ones in Jattir, 28 and to the ones in Aroer, and to the ones in Siphmoth, and to the ones in Eshtemoa, 29 and to the ones in Rachal, and to the ones in the cities of the Jerahmeelite, and to the ones in the cities of the Kenite; 30 and to the ones in Hormah, and to the ones in Beer-ashan, and to the ones in Athach; 31 and to the ones in Hebron, and into all the places which David went there, he and his men.