1 Samuel 30:4–10 · BSB
30:4
So David and the troops with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no strength left to weep.
30:5
David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
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30:6
And 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.
30:7
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,
30:8
and 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.”
30:9
So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind
30:10
because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
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