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25 Then she brought them before Saul, and before to Ziklag the thirde day, the Amalekites had
his seruants: and when they had eaten, they inuaded vpon the South, euen vnto Ziklag, and
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stoode, and went away the same night. had smitten Ziklag, and burnt it with fire, And
29 had taken the women that were therein, pris-
oners, both small and great, and slewe not a
1 So the Philistims were gathered together man, but caryed them away, and went their
with all their armies in Aphek: and the Israelites wayes. 3 So Dauid and his men came to the city,
pitched by the fountaine, which is in Izreel. and beholde, it was burnt with fire, and their
2 And the princes of the Philistims went foorth wiues, and their sonnes, and their daughters
by hundreths and thousandes, but Dauid and his were taken prisoners. 4 Then Dauid and the
men came behinde with Achish. 3 Then saide people that was with him, lift vp their voyces and
the princes of the Philistims, What doe these wept, vntill they could weepe no more. Dauids
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Ebrewes here? And Achish said vnto the princes two wiues were taken prisoners also, Ahinoam
of the Philistims, Is not this Dauid the seruant of the Izreelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the
Saul the King of Israel, who hath bene with me Carmelite. 6 And Dauid was in great sorowe: for
these dayes, or these yeeres, and I haue found the people entended to stone him, because the
nothing in him, since he dwelt with me vnto heartes of all the people were vexed euery man
this day? 4 But the princes of the Philistims for his sonnes and for his daughters: but Dauid
were wroth with him, and the princes of the comforted him selfe in the Lord his God. 7 And
Philistims said vnto him, Sende this fellow backe, Dauid saide to Abiathar the Priest Ahimelechs
that he may goe againe to his place which thou sonne, I pray thee, bring me the Ephod. And
hast appointed him, and let him not goe downe Abiathar brought the Ephod to Dauid. 8 Then
with vs to battell, least that in the battell he Dauid asked counsell at the Lord, saying, Shall
be an aduersarie to vs: for wherewith should I follow after this companie? shall I ouertake
he obteine the fauour of his master? shoulde
it not be with the heades of these men? 5 Is them? And he answered him, Followe: for thou
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not this Dauid, of whome they sang in daunces, shalt surely ouertake them, and recouer all. So
saying, Saul slewe his thousande, and Dauid his Dauid and the sixe hundreth men that were with
ten thousande? Then Achish called Dauid, and him, went, and came to the riuer Besor, where
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a part of them abode:
But Dauid and foure
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said vnto him, As the Lord liueth, thou hast
bene vpright and good in my sight, when thou hundreth men followed (for two hundreth abode
wentest out and in with mee in the hoste, neither behinde, being too wearie to goe ouer the riuer
haue I founde euill with thee, since thou camest Besor) 11 And they found an Egyptian in the
to me vnto this day, but the princes doe not fielde, and brought him to Dauid, and gaue him
fauour thee. 7 Wherefore nowe returne, and go bread and he did eat, and they gaue him water
in peace, that thou displease not the princes of to drinke. 12 Also they gaue him a fewe figges,
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the Philistims. And Dauid said vnto Achish, But and two clusters of raisins: and when he had
what haue I done? and what hast thou founde eaten, his spirite came againe to him: for he had
in thy seruant as long as I haue bene with thee eaten no bread, nor drunke any water in three
vnto this day, that I may not goe and fight against dayes, and three nightes. 13 And Dauid saide vnto
the enemies of my lorde the King? 9 Achish him, To whome belongest thou? and whence art
then answered, and said to Dauid, I knowe thou thou? And he saide, I am a yong man of Egypt,
pleasest mee, as an Angell of God: but the princes and seruant to an Amalekite: and my master left
of the Philistims haue saide, Let him not goe vp me three dayes agoe, because I fell sicke. 14 We
with vs to battell. 10 Wherefore now rise vp earely roued vpon the South of Chereth, and vpon the
in the morning with thy masters seruants that coast belonging to Iudah, and vpon the South
are come with thee: and when ye be vp earely, of Caleb, and we burnt Ziklag with fire. 15 And
assoone as ye haue light, depart. 11 So Dauid and Dauid saide vnto him, Canst thou bring me to this
his men rose vp earely to depart in the morning, companie? And he said, Sweare vnto me by God,
and to returne into the lande of the Philistims: that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliuer me into
and the Philistims went vp to Izreel. the handes of my master, and I will bring thee to
30 this companie. 16 And when he had brought him

1 Bvt when Dauid and his men were come thither, beholde, they lay scattered abroade vpon