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Chapter 30

Ziklag Destroyed. Three days later David and his men arrived in Ziklag. The Amalekites had invaded the Negeb and Ziklag; Ziklag was attacked and burned down. The women who were there, young and old, were taken captive. They did not kill any of them, but they carried them off and went on their way.

When David and his men arrived in Ziklag, they found it burned to the ground and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive.

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David Destroys the Amalekites

30 David and his men reached Ziklag(A) on the third day. Now the Amalekites(B) had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned(C) it, and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way.

When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.(D)

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