“David came to where the two hundred men were who had been too exhausted to follow him, whom they had let stay at Vadi B’sor. They came out to meet David and the people with him. When David approached them he greeted them.“-1 Samuel 30:21 David and his men had defeated the Amalekites. They had […]

“He led them down, and there they were, spread out all over the ground, eating, drinking, and celebrating how much spoil they had taken from the territory of the P’lishtim and the territory of Y’hudah.”-1 Samuel 30:16 The Egyptian boy was true to his word. He led David and his men smack dab to where […]

“David asked him, ‘To whom do you belong, and where are you from?’ He answered, ‘I’m an Egyptian boy, the slave of an ‘Amaleki. My master abandoned me three days ago, because I got sick.  We raided the Negev of the K’reti, the Negev of Y’hudah and the Negev of Kalev; and we burned down […]

“David said to Avyatar the cohen, the son of Achimelekh, ‘Please bring the ritual vest here to me.’ Avyatar brought the vest to David.  Then David consulted Adonai. He asked, ‘Should I go in pursuit of these raiders? Will I catch up with them?’ And [Adonai] answered him, ‘Go in pursuit, because you will overtake […]

“David was in serious trouble: the people were talking about stoning him to death, because all the people were in such deep grief, each man over his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in Adonai his God.”-1 Samuel 30:6 David was in BIG trouble. Upon returning to Ziklag and finding out the Amalekites had […]