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19 Nothing of theirs was missing, whether small or large, sons or daughters, spoil, or anything that they had taken for themselves—David brought back everything. 20 David took all the rest of[a] the sheep and cattle, driving them ahead of their rescued livestock.[b] People said about all this,[c] “This is David’s spoil.”

David Divides the Spoil

21 David came to the 200 men who were too exhausted to follow him[d] and who had been left at the Wadi[e] Besor. They came out to meet David and the people who were with him. As David approached the people, he asked them how they were doing.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:20 The Heb. lacks the rest of
  2. 1 Samuel 30:20 Lit. ahead of those livestock
  3. 1 Samuel 30:20 Lit. about them
  4. 1 Samuel 30:21 Lit. David
  5. 1 Samuel 30:21 I.e. a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times
  6. 1 Samuel 30:21 Or he greeted them