The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXX.

1 The Amalekites burne Ziklag. 5 Dauids two wiues are taken prisoners. 6 The people wolde stone him. 8 He alketh counsel of the Lord and pursuing his enemies, re∣couereth the praye. 24 He deuideth it equally, 26 And sendeth parte to his friends.

1 BVt when Dauid and his men were come to 〈◊〉〈◊〉a the third day, the Amalekites had inuaded vpō the South, eué vnto Ziklàg and hadb smitten Ziklág, and burnt it with fire,

2 And had taken the women that were there∣in prisoners, bothe small and great, (and) slewe not a man, but caryed them away, and went their wayes.

3 ¶So Dauid and his men came to the citie, and beholde, it was burnt with fire, and theirc wiues, and their sonnes, and their daughters were taken prisoners.

4 Then Dauid and the people that was with him, lift vp their voyces and wept, vntil they colde wepe nomore.

5 Dauids two wiues were taken prisoners al∣so, Ahinōam the Izreelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabál the Carmelite.

6 And Dauid was in great sorowe: for the peo pled entēded to stone him, because the hear∣tes of all the people were vexed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 man for his sonnes and for his daughters: but Dauid comforted him selfe in the Lord his God.

7 ¶And Dauid said to Abiathár the Priest Ahi melechs sonne, I pray thee, bring me the Ephód. And Abiathár broght the Ephód to Dauid.

8 Then Dauid asked counsel at the LORD, saying, Shal I followe after this companie? shal I ouertake them? And he answered him, Followe: for thou shalt surely ouertake thē, ande recouer all.

9 ¶So Dauid and the six hundreth men that were with him, went, and came to the riuer 〈◊〉〈◊〉, where a parte of them abode:

10 But Dauid and foure hundreth mē followed [for two hundreth abode behinde, being to wearye to go euer the riuer 〈◊〉〈◊〉].

11 And they founde an Egyptian in the field, and broght him to Dauid, & gaue himf bread and he did eat, and they gaue him water to drinke.

12 Also they gaue him a fewe figs, and two clu sters of rainsins: and when he had eaten, his spi rit came againe to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor dronke anie water in thre dayes, and thre nights.

13 ¶And Dauid said vnto him, To whome be∣longest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a yong man of Egypt, and seruant to an Amalekite: and my master left me thre dayes ago, because I fel sicke.

14 We roued vpon the South of Chéreth, and vpon the (coast) belonging to Iudáh, and v∣pon the South of Caléb, ād we burnt Ziklág with fire.

15 And Dauid said vnto him, Canst thou bring me to this compagnie? And he said,g Sweare vnto me by God, that thou wilt nether kil me, nor deliuer me into the hands of my master, and I wil bring thee to this compa∣nie.

16 ¶And when he had broght him thither, be∣holde, they lay scatered abroade vpon all the earth,h eating and drinking, and dansing, be∣cause of all the great pray that thei had takē out of the land of the Philistims, and out of the land of Iudáh.

17 And Dauid smote them from the twilight euen vnto the eueningi of the next moro we so that there eschaped not a man of them, sa ue foure hundreth yong men, whiche rode vpon camels, and fled.

18 And Dauid recouered all that the Amale∣kites had take: also Dauid rescued his two wiues.

19 And they lacked nothing, small or great, sonne or daughter, or of the spoyle of all that they had taken away: Dauid recouered them all.

20 Dauid also toke all the shepe, and the oxē, (and) they draue them before his cattel, and said, This is Dauidsk praye.

21 ¶ And Dauid came to the two hundreth mē that were to wearie for to folowe Dauid: whome they had made also to abide at the riuer Besór: and they came to mete Dauid, and to mete the people that were with him: so when Dauid came nere to the people, he saluted them.

22 Then answered all the euil and wicked of the men that went with Dauid, and said, Be∣cause they went not with vs, therefore wil we giue them none of the praye, that we ha∣ue recouered, saue to euery man hisl wife and his children: therefore let them cary thē away and departe.

23 Then said Dauid, Ye shal not do so, my bre∣thren, with that which the Lord hathe giuen vs, who hathe preserued vs, and deliuered the companie that came against vs, into our handes.

24 For who wil obey you in this matter? but as his parte (is) that goeth downe to the bat∣tel, so (shal) his parte (he), that tarieth by the stuffe: they shal parte alike.

25 m So from that day forward he made it a sta∣tute and a lawe in Israél, vntil this day.

26 ¶ When Dauid therefore came to Ziklág, he sent of the pray vnto the Elders of Iudáh and to his friends, saying, Se, (there is) ables∣sing for you of the spoyle of the enemies of the Lord.

27 He sent to them of Beth-él, and to them of South Ramoth, and to them of 〈◊〉〈◊〉,

28 And to them of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and to them of Siph∣mōth, and to them of Eshtemōa,

29 And to them of Rachál, and to them of the cities of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and to thē of the cities of the Kenites,

30 And to them of Hormáh, and to them of Chot-ashán, and to them of Athách,

31 And to them of Hebrón, andn to all the pla∣ces where Dauid and his men had hanted.

Notes

• a

  After that he de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• b

  That is, de∣stroyed the citie.
• c

  For these onely remained in the citie, When the men Were gone to Warre.
• d

  Thus We se, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in troubles & ad 〈◊〉〈◊〉 We do not cōsider Gods prouidēce, but li∣ke raging 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bothe our owne duetie and concēne Gods ap pointment ouer vs.
• e

  Thogh GOD seme to leaue vs for a time, yet if We trust in him, We shalbe sure to finde comforte.
• f

  God by his pro∣uidēce bothe pro uided for the ne∣cessitie of this poore stranger, & mad him a guide to Dauid to accō plishe his enter∣prise.
• g

  For othes Were in all ages had in moste reuerence euen among the heathen.
• h

  The Wicked in their pompe and pleasures 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God, Which is then at hand to smire them.
• i

  Some reade, and vnto the moro We of the two (〈◊〉〈◊〉 nings:) that is, thre dayes.
• k

  Which the A∣malekites had ta∣ken of others, ād Dauid from thē besides the goods of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• l

  Vnder these are comprehended the cattel and goods, which ap perteined to eue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 man.
• m

  Some referre these wordes to Dauid, that he al ledged an old cu∣stome ād 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it were 〈◊〉〈◊〉, It is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he now & hathe bene euer.
• n

  Shewing him selfe mindeful of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to wards him.