1 David and his men came home to Ziklag on day three. Bad men from Amalek had hit the south and burned the town. ️ 2 They took the women and kids. They did not kill anyone. They took them away. ♀️♂️ 3 David and his men saw the fire. Their families were gone. ️ 4 They cried loud till they were too tired to cry. 5 David’s wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, were taken too. 6 The men were mad at David and talked about throwing rocks at him. But David felt strong in God. 7 David said to Abiathar, a God helper, “Bring the special vest.” Abiathar brought it. ️ 8 David asked God, “Do we chase them? Will we catch them?” God said, “Go. You will catch them and save all.” ➡️♂️ 9 David and 600 men went to the river Besor. ♂️♂️ 10 200 men were too tired and stayed. 400 men kept going. ➡️♂️ 11 They found an Egyptian man in a field. They gave him bread and water. 12 They gave him a fig cake and two raisin cakes. He had no food or drink for 3 days and 3 nights. He felt better. 13 David said, “Who are you? Where are you from?” He said, “I am an Egyptian. I worked for an Amalek man. My old boss left me, because I was sick 3 days ago.” ️ 14 He said, “We hit south towns. We burned Ziklag.” ️ 15 David said, “Show us the bad men.” The man said, “Promise you will not hurt me or send me back.” David agreed. 16 The man led them there. The bad men were eating, drinking, and dancing. 17 David and his men fought a long time. Some young bad men ran away on camels. ⚔️ 18 David saved all the people. He saved his two wives too. 19 Nothing was lost. Big things, small things, sons, and girls. David brought back all. ✅ 20 They also took many sheep and cows. The men said, “These are David’s things now.” 21 David came back to the 200 tired men. They came to meet him. David said hi in peace. 22 Some bad men with David said, “They did not go with us. Do not give them things, only their wives and kids.” 23 David said, “No, my brothers. God gave us this win. God kept us safe and helped us.” ✋ 24 David said, “The men who fight and the men who watch the bags will get the same.” ⚖️ 25 David made it a rule for the land that day. 26 David went back to Ziklag. He sent gifts to his friends, the town leaders. He said, “A gift from the bad men we beat.” 27 He sent gifts to Bethel, Ramoth in the south, and Jattir. ️ 28 He sent gifts to Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa. ️ 29 He sent gifts to Racal, to towns of Jerahmeel people, and to towns of Kenite people. ️ 30 He sent gifts to Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach. ️ 31 He sent gifts to Hebron and to all places where David and his men had walked before. ♂️