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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;
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Three days later, David and his men arrived back in Ziklag. Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They tore Ziklag to pieces and then burned it down.
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David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it,
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Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire,
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Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and had burned Ziklag to the ground.
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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.
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They captured all the women, young and old. They didn't kill anyone, but drove them like a herd of cattle.
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and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way.
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and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way.
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They had carried off the women and children and everyone else but without killing anyone.
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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.
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By the time David and his men entered the village, it had been burned to the ground, and their wives, sons, and daughters all taken prisoner.
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When David and his men came to Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
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So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.
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When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families,
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Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
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David and his men burst out in loud wails--wept and wept until they were exhausted with weeping.
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So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.
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Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
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they wept until they could weep no more.
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And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
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David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken prisoner along with the rest.
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David's two wives had been captured-Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
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And David's two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive.
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David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel, were among those captured.
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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.
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And suddenly David was in even worse trouble. There was talk among the men, bitter over the loss of their families, of stoning him. David strengthened himself with trust in his GOD.
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David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
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Now 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 his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.
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David was now in serious trouble because his men were very bitter about losing their wives and children, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
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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.
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He ordered Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the Ephod so I can consult God." Abiathar brought it to David.
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Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." Abiathar brought it to him,
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Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, "Please bring the ephod here to me." And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
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Then he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring me the ephod!" So Abiathar brought it.
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And David enquired 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.
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Then David prayed to GOD, "Shall I go after these raiders? Can I catch them?" The answer came, "Go after them! Yes, you'll catch them! Yes, you'll make the rescue!"
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and David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?Pursue them," he answered. "You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue."
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So David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?" And He answered him, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all."
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Then David asked the LORD, "Should I chase them? Will I catch them?" And the LORD told him, "Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!"
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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.
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David went, he and the six hundred men with him. They arrived at the Brook Besor, where some of them dropped out.
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David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Ravine, where some stayed behind,
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So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind.
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So David and his six hundred men set out, and they soon came to Besor Brook.
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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.
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David and four hundred men kept up the pursuit, but two hundred of them were too fatigued to cross the Brook Besor, and stayed there.
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for two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the ravine. But David and four hundred men continued the pursuit.
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But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor.
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But two hundred of the men were too exhausted to cross the brook, so David continued the pursuit with his four hundred remaining troops.
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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;
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Some who went on came across an Egyptian in a field and took him to David. They gave him bread and he ate. And he drank some water.
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They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David. They gave him water to drink and food to eat-
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Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water.
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Some of David's troops found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and some water to drink.
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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.
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They gave him a piece of fig cake and a couple of raisin muffins. Life began to revive in him. He hadn't eaten or drunk a thing for three days and nights!
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part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. He ate and was revived, for he had not eaten any food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.
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And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights.
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They also gave him part of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins because he hadn't had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights. It wasn't long before his strength returned.
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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.
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David said to him, "Who do you belong to? Where are you from?I'm an Egyptian slave of an Amalekite," he said. "My master walked off and left me when I got sick--that was three days ago.
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David asked him, "To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?" He said, "I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me when I became ill three days ago.
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Then David said to him, "To whom do you belong, and where are you from?" And he said, "I am a young man from Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind, because three days ago I fell sick.
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"To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?" David asked him. "I am an Egyptian--the slave of an Amalekite," he replied. "My master left me behind three days ago because I was sick.
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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.
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We had raided the Negev of the Kerethites, of Judah, and of Caleb. Ziklag we burned."
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We raided the Negev of the Kerethites and the territory belonging to Judah and the Negev of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag."
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We made an invasion of the southern area of the Cherethites, in the territory which belongs to Judah, and of the southern area of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire."
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We were on our way back from raiding the Kerethites in the Negev, the territory of Judah, and the land of Caleb, and we had just burned Ziklag."
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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.
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David asked him, "Can you take us to the raiders?Promise me by God," he said, "that you won't kill me or turn me over to my old master, and I'll take you straight to the raiders."
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David asked him, "Can you lead me down to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me before God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to them."
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And David said to him, "Can you take me down to this troop?" So he said, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this troop."
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"Will you lead me to them?" David asked. The young man replied, "If you swear by God's name that you will not kill me or give me back to my master, then I will guide you to them."
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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.
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He led David to them. They were scattered all over the place, eating and drinking, gorging themselves on all the loot they had plundered from Philistia and Judah.
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He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.
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And when he had brought him down, there they were, spread out over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
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So the Egyptian led them to the Amalekite encampment. When David and his men arrived, the Amalekites were spread out across the fields, eating and drinking and dancing with joy because of the vast amount of plunder they had taken from the Philistines and the land of Judah.
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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.
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David pounced. He fought them from before sunrise until evening of the next day. None got away except for four hundred of the younger men who escaped by riding off on camels.
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David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.
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Then David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled.
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David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except four hundred young men who fled on camels.
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And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
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David rescued everything the Amalekites had taken. And he rescued his two wives!
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David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
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So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives.
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David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives.
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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.
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Nothing and no one was missing--young or old, son or daughter, plunder or whatever. David recovered the whole lot.
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Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.
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And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all.
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Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back.
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And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
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He herded the sheep and cattle before them, and they all shouted, "David's plunder!"
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He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David's plunder."
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Then David took all the flocks and herds they had driven before those other livestock, and said, "This is David's spoil."
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His troops rounded up all the flocks and herds and drove them on ahead. "These all belong to David as his reward!" they said.
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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.
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Then David came to the two hundred who had been too tired to continue with him and had dropped out at the Brook Besor. They came out to welcome David and his band. As he came near he called out, "Success!"
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Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Besor Ravine. They came out to meet David and the people with him. As David and his men approached, he greeted them.
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Now David came to the two hundred men who had been so weary that they could not follow David, whom they also had made to stay at the Brook Besor. So they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near the people, he greeted them.
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When they reached Besor Brook and met the two hundred men who had been too tired to go with them, David greeted them joyfully.
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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.
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But all the mean-spirited men who had marched with David, the rabble element, objected: "They didn't help in the rescue, they don't get any of the plunder we recovered. Each man can have his wife and children, but that's it. Take them and go!"
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But all the evil men and troublemakers among David's followers said, "Because they did not go out with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and go."
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Then all the wicked and worthless men of those who went with David answered and said, "Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except for every man's wife and children, that they may lead them away and depart."
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But some troublemakers among David's men said, "They didn't go with us, so they can't have any of the plunder. Give them their wives and children, and tell them to be gone."
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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.
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"Families don't do this sort of thing! Oh no, my brothers!" said David as he broke up the argument. "You can't act this way with what GOD gave us! God kept us safe. He handed over the raiders who attacked us.
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David replied, "No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and handed over to us the forces that came against us.
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But David said, "My brethren, you shall not do so with what the LORD has given us, who has preserved us and delivered into our hand the troop that came against us.
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But David said, "No, my brothers! Don't be selfish with what the LORD has given us. He has kept us safe and helped us defeat the enemy.
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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.
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Who would ever listen to this kind of talk? The share of the one who stays with the gear is the share of the one who fights--equal shares. Share and share alike!"
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Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike."
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For who will heed you in this matter? But as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays by the supplies; they shall share alike."
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Do you think anyone will listen to you when you talk like this? We share and share alike--those who go to battle and those who guard the equipment."
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And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
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From that day on, David made that the rule in Israel--and it still is.
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David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.
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So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
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From then on David made this a law for all of Israel, and it is still followed.
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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;
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On returning to Ziklag, David sent portions of the plunder to the elders of Judah, his neighbors, with a note saying, "A gift from the plunder of GOD's enemies!"
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When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends, saying, "Here is a present for you from the plunder of the LORD's enemies."
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Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, "Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD"--
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When he arrived at Ziklag, David sent part of the plunder to the leaders of Judah, who were his friends. "Here is a present for you, taken from the LORD's enemies," he said.
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To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
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He sent them to the elders in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, Jattir,
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He sent it to those who were in Bethel, Ramoth Negev and Jattir;
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to those who were in Bethel, those who were in Ramoth of the South, those who were in Jattir,
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The gifts were sent to the leaders of the following towns where David and his men had been: Bethel, Ramoth-negev, Jattir,
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And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
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Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
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to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa
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those who were in Aroer, those who were in Siphmoth, those who were in Eshtemoa,
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Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
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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,
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Racal, Jerahmeelite cities, Kenite cities,
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and Racal; to those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites;
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those who were in Rachal, those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
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Racal, the towns of the Jerahmeelites, the towns of the Kenites,
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And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,
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Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach,
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to those in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach
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those who were in Hormah, those who were in Chorashan, those who were in Athach,
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Hormah, Bor-ashan, Athach,
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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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and Hebron, along with a number of other places David and his men went to from time to time.
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and Hebron; and to those in all the other places where David and his men had roamed.
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those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to rove.
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Hebron, and all the other places they had visited.
