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David Recovers His Loved Ones

30 Now[a] when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. When they attacked Ziklag, they burned it with fire. They took captive the women[b] who were in it, from the youngest to the oldest.[c] They did not kill anyone, but carried them off and went on their way. When David and his men came to the city, they saw,[d] and it was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:1 Literally “And it happened”
  2. 1 Samuel 30:2 LXX adds “and all”
  3. 1 Samuel 30:2 Literally “from small and up to great”
  4. 1 Samuel 30:3 Literally “and look”