1 Samuel 30:11-15

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹¹ David’s men found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink. ¹² Then they gave him some pressed figs and two clusters of raisins. After he ate he revived,^(A) for he hadn’t eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.

¹³ Then David said to him, ‘Who do you belong to? Where are you from? ’

‘I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite man,’ he said. ‘My master abandoned me when I got ill three days ago. ¹⁴ We raided the south country of the Cherethites,^(B) the territory of Judah, and the south country of Caleb,^(C) and we burned Ziklag.’^(D)

¹⁵ David then asked him, ‘Will you lead me to these raiders? ’

He said, ‘Swear to me by God that you won’t kill me or turn me over to my master, and I will lead you to them.’