1 Samuel 30:1-8

¹On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.

²They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

³When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

⁴So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.

⁵David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.

⁶And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

⁷Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

⁸and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

— 1 Samuel 30:1-8

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Cross References for 1 Samuel 30:1-8

• 1 Samuel 30:18
• Psalm 56:3-4
• 1 Samuel 23:2
• Proverbs 3:5-6
• Psalm 56:11
• 2 Samuel 5:19
• Psalm 62:5
• Psalm 91:15
• 2 Samuel 5:23
• 1 Samuel 23:4

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