23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us, into our hands.

24 For who will obey you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be, that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

25 [a]So from that day forward he made it a statute and a law in Israel, until this day.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:25 Some refer these words to David, that he alleged an old custom and law, as if it were written, it is both now, and hath been ever.

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