13 Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” And he said, “I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master abandoned me when I became sick three days ago. 14 We carried out an attack on (A)the [a]Negev of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on (B)the [b]Negev of Caleb, and (C)we burned Ziklag with fire.” 15 Then David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this band of raiders?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will bring you down to this band.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:14 I.e., South country
  2. 1 Samuel 30:14 I.e., South country

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