1Sa 30:2 | TNotes | STEP | 30:2 There were no fighting men left in Ziklag to protect the women and children . The Amalekites had a reputation for preying on the weak and vulnerable (see Deut 25:17-18 ). • without killing anyone: The Amalekites were not being compassionate; women and children were more useful alive than dead.

bDeut 25:17-18►

‏ 1 Samuel 30:2

30:2 ^a There were no fighting men left in Ziklag to protect the women and children. The Amalekites had a reputation for preying on the weak and vulnerable (see Deut 25:17-18 ^b).

• without killing anyone: The Amalekites were not being compassionate; women and children were more useful alive than dead.