2 Samuel 1:1 Cross References - NSB

¹ Saul was dead. David defeated the Amalekites and returned to Ziklag.

⁶ Achish immediately gave him Ziklag. This is why Ziklag still belongs to the kings of Judah today.

¹⁷ David attacked just before sunrise the next day. They fought until sunset. Four hundred Amalekites rode away on camels. They were the only ones to escape. ¹⁸ David rescued his two wives. They rescued everyone else the Amalekites captured at Ziklag. ¹⁹ Young and old, sons and daughters alike, no one was missing. David brought back everything that had been stolen. ²⁰ They even brought back their livestock. David also took the sheep and cattle that the Amalekites had with them. He kept these separate from the others. Everyone agreed that these would be David’s reward. ²¹ On the way back, David met the two hundred men he left at Besor Gorge. They were too tired to keep up with him. They approached David and the people who were with him. He greeted the two hundred men and asked how they were doing. ²² Then every wicked and worthless man who had gone with David said: »Since they did not go with us, they should not be given any of the loot we recovered. Each of them should take only his wife and children and leave.« ²³ David said: »My brothers, do not do that with the things Jehovah has given us. He kept us safe and helped us defeat the enemy. ²⁴ »Besides, who is going to pay attention to what you have to say in this matter? The share of those who go into battle must be like the share of those who stay with the supplies. They will all share alike.« ²⁵ From that time on he made this a rule and a custom in Israel as it is to this day. ²⁶ When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the goods to the elders of Judah, and to his friends. He said: »Here is an offering for you from the spoil of those who fought against Jehovah.«

⁶ That is how Saul, his three sons, and the young man died. All of Saul’s men died that day.