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1 Samuel 30:3
When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.

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1 Samuel 30:1
When David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid on the South and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire,

1 Samuel 30:2
and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They didn’t kill any, but carried them off and went their way.

1 Samuel 30:3
When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.

1 Samuel 30:4
Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept until they had no more power to weep.

1 Samuel 30:5
David’s two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

1 Samuel 30:6
David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

1 Samuel 30:7
David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

1 Samuel 30:8
David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.”

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1 Samuel 28:1
In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, “Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the army, you and your men.”

1 Samuel 28:2
David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”

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