17 And David [a]slaughtered them (A)from the twilight [b]until the evening of [c]the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on (B)camels and fled. 18 So David (C)recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and [d]rescued his two wives. 19 And nothing of theirs was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, plunder, or anything that they had taken for themselves; (D)David brought it all back. 20 So David had [e]captured all the sheep and the cattle which the people drove ahead of [f]the other livestock, and they said, “(E)This is David’s plunder.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit struck
  2. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit even until
  3. 1 Samuel 30:17 Lit their
  4. 1 Samuel 30:18 Lit David rescued
  5. 1 Samuel 30:20 Lit taken
  6. 1 Samuel 30:20 Lit those livestock

17 David fought(A) them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.(B) 18 David recovered(C) everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives. 19 Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back. 20 He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, “This is David’s plunder.”

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