And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

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and David inquired(A) of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?”

“Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed(B) in the rescue.(C)

David and the six hundred men(D) with him came to the Besor Valley, where some stayed behind. 10 Two hundred of them were too exhausted(E) to cross the valley, but David and the other four hundred continued the pursuit.

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