1Sa 30:1-8 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then it happened , when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day , that the Amalekites had carried out an attack on the Negev and on Ziklag , and had overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire ;

1 Samuel 30:1-8

David’s Victory over the Amalekites

1 Then it happened, when David and his men came to ^aZiklag on the third day, that ^bthe Amalekites had carried out an attack on the ^{▼▼I.e., South country}Negev and on ^dZiklag, and had ^{▼▼Lit struck}overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire; 2 and they took captive the women and all who were in it, from the small to the great, ^{▼▼Lit they did not kill
,} ^gwithout killing anyone, and drove them off and went their way. 3 When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive. 4 Then David and the people who were with him ^hraised their voices and wept until there was no strength in them to weep. 5 Now ⁱDavid’s two wives had been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the ^{▼▼Lit wife}widow of Nabal the Carmelite. 6 Also, David was in great distress because ^kthe people spoke of stoning him, for all the people were ^{▼▼Lit bitter of soul}embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. But ^mDavid felt strengthened in the Lord his God.

7 Then ⁿDavid said to ^oAbiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 8 And ^pDavid inquired of the Lord, saying, “ ^qShall I pursue this band of raiders? Will I overtake them?” And He said to him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, ^rand you will certainly rescue everyone.”