1 Samuel 30:21-31

New American Standard Bible

The Plunder Is Divided

²¹ When ^(A)David came to the two hundred men who were too exhausted to follow David and ^[a]had been left behind at the brook Besor, and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him, then David approached the people and greeted them. ²² Then all the wicked and ^[b]worthless men among those who went with David said, “Since they did not go with ^[c]us, we will not give them any of the spoils that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, so that they may lead them away and leave.” ²³ But David said, “You must not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us, for He has protected us and handed over to us the band of raiders that came against us. ²⁴ And who will listen to you in this matter? For ^(B)as is the share of the one who goes down into the battle, so shall be the share of the one who stays by the baggage; they shall share alike.” ²⁵ So it has been from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

²⁶ Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoils to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Behold, ^(C)a ^[d]gift for you from the spoils of ^(D)the enemies of the Lord: ²⁷ to those who were in ^(E)Bethel, to those who were in ^(F)Ramoth of the ^[e]Negev, to those who were in ^(G)Jattir, ²⁸ to those who were in ^(H)Aroer, to those who were in Siphmoth, to those who were in ^(I)Eshtemoa, ²⁹ to those who were in Racal, to those who were in the cities of ^(J)the Jerahmeelites, to those who were in the cities of ^(K)the Kenites, ³⁰ to those who were in ^(L)Hormah, to those who were in ^(M)Bor-ashan, to those who were in Athach, ³¹ to those who were in ^(N)Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men ^(O)walked.”