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Trouble on David’s Return to Ziklag

30 When David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negev[a] and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and set it on fire. They took the women in it captive, from young to old.[b] They did not kill anyone. Instead, they carried them off and went on their way. David and his men came to the town, and it had been burned down. Their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:1 I.e. the southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  2. 1 Samuel 30:2 Lit. from small to great