David Defeats the Amalekites

1 Samuel 30

16 And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. 17 And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled. 18 j David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives. 19 Nothing was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken. j David brought back all. 20 David also captured all the flocks and herds, and the people drove the livestock before him, 1 and said, "This is David's spoil."

21 Then David came to k the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left k at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them. 22 Then all the wicked and worthless fellows among the men who had gone with David said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except that each man may lead away his wife and children, and depart." 23 But David said, "You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us. 24 Who would listen to you in this matter? l For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage. They shall share alike." 25 And he made it a statute and a rule for Israel from that day forward to this day.

26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord." 27 It was for those in m Bethel, in Ramoth of the Negeb, in n Jattir, 28 in o Aroer, in Siphmoth, in p Eshtemoa, 29 in Racal, in the cities of q the Jerahmeelites, in the cities of r the Kenites, 30 in s Hormah, in Bor-ashan, in Athach, 31 in t Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.

  1. Cross References
    1 Samuel 30:8
    And David inquired of the Lord, "Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue.
  2. Cross References
    1 Samuel 30:18
    David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives.
  3. Cross References
    1 Samuel 30:10
    But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.
  4. Cross References
    1 Samuel 30:10
    But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.
  5. Cross References
    Numbers 31:27
    And divide the plunder into two parts between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
    Joshua 22:8
    He said to them, "Go back to your tents with much wealth and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and with much clothing. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brothers.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 28:19
    He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
    Judges 1:22 - 26
    The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.
  7. Cross References
    Joshua 15:48
    And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh.
  8. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 2:36
    From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. The Lord our God gave all into our hands.
    Joshua 13:16
    So their territory was from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland by Medeba.
  9. Cross References
    Joshua 15:50
    Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim.
  10. Cross References
    1 Samuel 27:10
    When Achish asked, "Where have you made a raid today?" David would say, "Against the Negeb of Judah," or, "Against the Negeb of the Jerahmeelites," or, "Against the Negeb of the Kenites.
  11. Cross References
    Judges 1:16
    And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people.
  12. Cross References
    Judges 1:17
    And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called Hormah.
  13. Cross References
    Joshua 14:13 - 15
    Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
    Judges 1:10
    And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.
    2 Samuel 2:1 - 4
    After this David inquired of the Lord, "Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?" And the Lord said to him, "Go up." David said, "To which shall I go up?" And he said, "To Hebron.
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