ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Sam 30:23
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1 Sam 30:23

30:23 what the Lord has given us. David recognizes that the successful rescue is not his doing, but the Lord’s (vv. 2, 19 and notes). This leads him to reject the idea that the front line troops have a right to more spoil than those who stayed behind.