David’s Victory over the Amalekites

30 Then it happened when David and his men came to (A)Ziklag on the third day, that (B)the Amalekites had made a raid on the [a]Negev and on (C)Ziklag, and had [b]overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire; and they took captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great, [c](D)without killing anyone, and carried them off and went their way.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:1 I.e. South country
  2. 1 Samuel 30:1 Lit smote
  3. 1 Samuel 30:2 Lit they did not kill

David Destroys the Amalekites

30 David and his men reached Ziklag(A) on the third day. Now the Amalekites(B) had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned(C) it, and had taken captive the women and everyone else 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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