1 And it came to pass H1961 W-VQY3MS , when David H1732 and his men H376 were come H935 B-VQFC to Ziklag H6860 on the third H7992 D-ONUM day H3117 B-AMS , that the Amalekites H6003 had invaded H6584 the south H5045 , and Ziklag H6860 , and smitten H5221 W-VHY3MP Ziklag H6860 , and burned H8313 it with fire H784 ;
2 And had taken the women captives H7617 , that H834 RPRO were therein : they slew H4191 not H3808 NADV any H376 NMS , either H5704 W-PREP great H1419 AMS or small H6996 , but carried them away H5090 , and went H1980 W-VQY3MP on their way H1870 .
3 So David H1732 and his men H376 came H935 W-VQY3MS to H413 PREP the city H5892 D-GFS , and , behold H2009 IJEC , it was burned H8313 with fire H784 ; and their wives H802 , and their sons H1121 , and their daughters H1323 , were taken captives H7617 .
4 Then David H1732 and the people H5971 that H834 RPRO were with H854 PREP-3MS him lifted up H5375 W-VQY3MS their voice H6963 CMS-3MP and wept H1058 W-VQY3MP , until H5704 PREP they had no more H369 NPAR power H3581 CMS to weep H1058 .
5 And David H1732 \'s two H8147 wives H802 CFP were taken captives H7617 , Ahinoam H293 the Jezreelitess H3159 , and Abigail H26 the wife H802 CFS of Nabal H5037 the Carmelite H3761 .
6 And David H1732 L-NAME was greatly H3966 ADV distressed H3334 ; for H3588 CONJ the people H5971 spoke H559 VQQ3MP of stoning H5619 him , because H3588 CONJ the soul H5315 GFS of all H3605 NMS the people H5971 was grieved H4843 , every man H376 NMS for H5921 PREP his sons H1121 and for H5921 PREP his daughters H1323 : but David H1732 L-NAME encouraged himself H2388 in the LORD H3068 his God H430 .
7 And David H1732 MMS said H559 W-VQY3MS to H413 PREP Abiathar H54 the priest H3548 , Ahimelech H288 \'s son H1121 , I pray thee H4994 IJEC , bring me hither H5066 the ephod H646 . And Abiathar H54 brought H5066 thither the ephod H646 to H413 PREP David H1732 .
8 And David H1732 MMS inquired H7592 W-VQY3MS at the LORD H3068 , saying H559 W-VQY3MS , Shall I pursue H7291 after H310 PREP this H2088 D-PMS troop H1416 ? shall I overtake H5381 them ? And he answered H559 W-VQY3MS him , Pursue H7291 : for H3588 CONJ thou shalt surely overtake H5381 them , and without fail recover H5337 all .
9 So David H1732 MMS went H1980 W-VQY3MS , he H1931 PPRO-3MS and the six H8337 W-RFS hundred H3967 BFP men H376 NMS that H834 RPRO were with H854 PREP-3MS him , and came H935 W-VQY3MP to H5704 PREP the brook H5158 NMS Besor H1308 , where those that were left behind H3498 stayed H5975 VQQ3MP .
10 But David H1732 MMS pursued H7291 W-VQY3MS , he H1931 PPRO-3MS and four H702 W-BFS hundred H3967 BFP men H376 NMS : for two hundred H3967 MFD abode behind H5975 , which H834 RPRO were so faint H6296 that they could not go over H5674 M-VQFC the brook H5158 NMS Besor H1308 .
11 And they found H4672 an Egyptian H4713 in the field H7704 B-NMS , and brought H3947 W-VQY3MP him to H413 PREP David H1732 MMS , and gave H5414 W-VQY3MP him bread H3899 NMS , and he did eat H398 ; and they made him drink H8248 water H4325 NMP ;
12 And they gave H5414 W-VQY3MP 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 CMS-3MS came again H7725 W-VQY3FS to H413 PREP-3MS him : for H3588 CONJ he had eaten H398 VQQ3MS no H3808 ADV bread H3899 NMS , nor H3808 W-NADV drunk H8354 any water H4325 OMD , three H7969 NFS days H3117 NMP and three H7969 NFS nights H3915 NMP .
13 And David H1732 said H559 W-VQY3MS unto him , To whom H4310 belongest thou H859 PPRO-2MS ? and whence H335 W-IGAT art thou H859 PPRO-2FS ? And he said H559 W-VQY3MS , I H595 PPRO-1MS am a young man H5288 of Egypt H4713 , servant H5650 NMS to an Amalekite H6003 ; and my master H113 left H5800 me , because H3588 CONJ three H7969 days H3117 D-AMS ago I fell sick H2470 .
14 We H587 PPRO-1MP made an invasion H6584 upon the south H5045 of the Cherethites H3774 , and upon H5921 W-PREP the coast which H834 RPRO belongeth to Judah H3063 , and upon H5921 W-PREP the south H5045 of Caleb H3612 ; and we burned H8313 Ziklag H6860 with fire H784 .
15 And David H1732 MMS said H559 W-VQY3MS to H413 PREP-3MS him , Canst thou bring me down H3381 to H413 PREP this H2088 D-PMS company H1416 ? And he said H559 W-VQY3MS , Swear H7650 unto me by God H430 , that thou wilt neither H518 PART kill H4191 me , nor H518 PART deliver H5462 me into the hands H3027 B-CFS of my master H113 , and I will bring thee down H3381 to H413 PREP this H2088 D-PMS company H1416 .
16 And when he had brought him down H3381 , behold H2009 IJEC , they were spread abroad H5203 upon H5921 PREP all H3605 CMS the earth H776 D-GFS , eating H398 and drinking H8354 W-VQPMP , and dancing H2287 , because of all H3605 the great H1419 D-AMS spoil H7998 that H834 RPRO they had taken H3947 out of the land H776 M-NFS of the Philistines H6430 TMS , and out of the land H776 of Judah H3063 .
17 And David H1732 MMS smote H5221 W-VHY3MS-3MP them from the twilight H5399 even unto H5704 W-PREP the evening H6153 of the next day H4283 : and there escaped H4422 not H3808 W-NPAR a man H376 NMS of them , save H518 PART four H702 MFS hundred H3967 BFP young H5288 men H376 NMS , which H834 RPRO rode H7392 upon H5921 PREP camels H1581 D-NMP , and fled H5127 .
18 And David H1732 MMS recovered H5337 all H3605 NMS that H834 RPRO the Amalekites H6002 had carried away H3947 : and David H1732 rescued H5337 his two H8147 ONUM wives H802 .
19 And there was nothing H3808 W-NPAR lacking H5737 to them , neither H4480 PREP small H6996 D-AMS nor H5704 W-PREP great H1419 D-AMS , neither H5704 W-PREP sons H1121 NMP nor daughters H1323 W-CFP , neither spoil H7998 , nor H5704 W-PREP any H3605 NMS thing that H834 RPRO they had taken H3947 to them : David H1732 recovered H7725 VHQ3MS all H3605 NMS .
20 And David H1732 MMS took H3947 W-VQY3MS all H3605 NMS the flocks H6629 and the herds H1241 , which they drove H5090 before H6440 L-CMP those H1931 D-PPRO-3MS other cattle H4735 , and said H559 W-VQY3MP , This H2088 DPRO is David H1732 \'s spoil H7998 .
21 And David H1732 came H935 W-VQY3MS to H413 PREP the two hundred H3967 MFD men H376 D-NMP , which H834 RPRO were so faint H6296 that they could not follow H1980 David H1732 , whom they had made also to abide H3427 at the brook H5158 Besor H1308 : and they went forth H3318 to meet H7125 David H1732 MMS , and to meet H7125 the people H5971 that H834 RPRO were with H854 PREP-3MS him : and when David H1732 MMS came near H5066 to the people H5971 , he saluted H7592 W-VQY3MS them .
22 Then answered H6030 W-VQY3MS all H3605 NMS the wicked H7451 AMS men H376 NMS and men of Belial H1100 , of those H376 NMS that H834 RPRO went H1980 VQQ3MP with H5973 PREP David H1732 MMS , and said H559 W-VQY3MP , Because H3282 ADV they went H1980 VQQ3MP not H3808 ADV with H5973 us , we will not H3808 ADV give H5414 them aught of the spoil H7998 that H834 RPRO we have recovered H5337 , save H518 PART to every man H376 NMS his wife H802 CFS-3MS and his children H1121 CMP-3MS , that they may lead them away H5090 , and depart H1980 .
23 Then said H559 W-VQY3MS David H1732 MMS , Ye shall not H3808 ADV do H6213 so H3651 ADV , my brethren H251 , with H854 PREP that which H834 RPRO the LORD H3068 EDS hath given H5414 VQQ3MS us , who hath preserved H8104 us , and delivered H5414 W-VQQ3MS the company H1416 that came H935 against H5921 PREP-1MP us into our hand H3027 .
24 For who H4310 W-IPRO will hearken H8085 VQY3MS unto you in this H2088 D-PMS matter H1697 ? but H3588 CONJ as his part H2506 is that goeth down H3381 to the battle H4421 , so shall his part H2506 be that tarrieth H3427 D-VQPMS by H5921 PREP the stuff H3627 D-NMP : they shall part H2505 alike H3162 ADV-3MS .
25 And it was H1961 W-VQY3MS so from that day H3117 forward H4605 , that he made H7760 it a statute H2706 and an ordinance H4941 for Israel H3478 unto H5704 PREP this H2088 D-PMS day H3117 D-AMS .
26 And when David H1732 came H935 W-VQY3MS to H413 PREP Ziklag H6860 , he sent H7971 W-VPY3MS of the spoil H7998 unto the elders H2205 of Judah H3063 , even to his friends H7453 L-CMS-3MS , saying H559 L-VQFC , Behold H2009 IJEC a present H1293 for you of the spoil H7998 of the enemies H341 of the LORD H3068 NAME-4MS ;
27 To them which H834 L-RPRO were in Bethel H1008 , and to them which H834 were in south H5045 Ramoth H7418 , and to them which H834 were in Jattir H3492 ,
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 ,
29 And to them which H834 were in Rachal H7403 , and to them which H834 were in the cities H5892 B-CFP of the Jerahmeelites H3397 , and to them which H834 were in the cities H5892 B-CFP of the Kenites H7017 ,
30 And to them which H834 were in Hormah H2767 , and to them which H834 were in Chor H3565 - ashan , and to them which H834 were in Athach H6269 ,
31 And to them which H834 were in Hebron H2275 B-EFS , and to all H3605 WL-CMS the places H4725 where H834 RPRO David H1732 MMS himself H1931 PPRO-3MS and his men H376 were wont to haunt H1980 .