1 Samuel 30 | King James Version

King James Version

1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 5 And David' two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech' son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. 8 And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them , and without fail recover all . 9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. 10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor. 11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. 13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. 14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. 15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company. 16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. 20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David' spoil. 21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. 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 hand. 24 For who will hearken unto 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 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. 26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 27 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, 28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, 29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, 30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach, 31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

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David besegrar amalekiterna

1 När David och hans män tre dagar senare kom hem till sin stad Siklag, fann de att amalekiterna hade plundrat staden, bränt ner den till grunden 2 och tagit med sig alla kvinnor och barn. 3 När de såg ruinerna och förstod vad som hade hänt deras familjer, 4 grät de tills de inte kunde gråta längre. 5 Davids båda hustrur Ahinoam och Abigail var också bland dem som hade tagits till fånga. 6 David blev allvarligt oroad, för på grund av den bittra sorgen över sina barn började hans män tala om att döda honom. Men David hämtade sin styrka hos Herren. 7 Han sa till prästen Ebjatar: "Hämta prästkläderna!" Ebjatar kom då fram med dem. 8 David frågade Herren: "Ska jag förfölja dem? Kommer jag att hinna upp dem?"Herren svarade: "Ja, sätt efter dem! Du och dina män kommer att kunna ta tillbaka allt som de har tagit ifrån er!" 9-10 David skyndade därför efter amalekiterna med sina 600 män, men när de kom fram till bäcken Besor var 200 av dem alltför utmattade för att gå vidare. De övriga fortsatte. 11-12 Under vägen fann de en egyptier på ett fält. De förde honom till David. Mannen hade inte ätit eller druckit på tre dygn, så de gav honom en bit av en fikonkaka, två russinkakor och lite vatten. Han åt och drack och kvicknade snart till. 13 "Vem är du och var kommer du ifrån?" frågade David honom. "Jag är egyptier, tjänare åt en amalekit", svarade han. "Min herre lämnade mig här för tre dagar sedan när jag blev sjuk. 14 Vi var på väg tillbaka från att ha plundrat kereteerna i Negev. Vi plundrade också Kalebs land, och det var vi som brände ner Siklag." 15 "Kan du tala om för mig vart de har tagit vägen?"frågade David. Den unge mannen svarade: "Om du svär vid Guds namn att du inte ska döda mig eller överlämna mig till min herre, så ska jag föra dig till dem." 16 Han ledde dem till amalekiterna, som hade spritt ut sig över ett stort område. De åt och drack och dansade av glädje över det stora byte de hade tagit från filisteerna och israeliterna. 17 David och hans män rusade in bland dem, och de kämpade hela natten och hela den påföljande dagen. Ingen amalekit kom undan, utom fyra hundra som flydde sin väg på kameler. 18-19 David fick tillbaka allt som amalekiterna hade tagit. Alla män fick tillbaka sina familjer och alla sina tillhörigheter, och David befriade sina två fruar. 20 Hans trupper ringade in alla får och kreatur och drev dem framför sig, och de sa till David: "Allt detta ska du ha som en personlig belöning." 21 När de kom fram till bäcken Besor och mötte de 200 som hade varit alltför utmattade för att gå vidare, hälsade David dem. 22 Men några bland Davids män var avundsjuka och sa: "De gick inte med oss, så de ska inte ha något av bytet. Ge dem bara tillbaka hustrur och barn och låt dem gå." 23 Men David sa: "Nej, mina bröder! Herren har bevarat oss och hjälpt oss att besegra fienden. Det är Herren som har gett oss allt tillbaka. 24 Tror ni någon kommer att lyssna till er, när ni talar på det sättet? Vi delar med varandra, och vi delar lika mellan dem som går till striden och dem som stannar kvar för att vakta utrustningen." 25 David stiftade i och med detta en lag för hela Israel, och den lagen gäller än i dag. 26 När David kom fram till Siklag översände han en del av bytet till de styrande i Juda med beskedet: "Det här är en gåva till er, som vi har tagit från Herrens fiender." 27 Gåvorna sändes till styresmännen på de platser och orter, där David och hans män hade bott under sina vandringar: Betel, södra Ramot, Jattir, Aroer, Sifamot, Estemoa, Rakal, jerameeliternas städer, kaineernas städer, Horma, Bor-Asan, Atak, Hebron och flera andra platser.