When David and his men returned to Ziklag to find the city burned and every family taken captive, his own men spoke of stoning him. This is the chapter where faith either breaks or holds.

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Lyrics

Now it came to pass when David and his men were come to Ziklag On the third day that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the south And upon Ziklag and had smitten Ziklag and burned it with fire

And had taken captive the women and all that were therein Both small and great and they killed not any But carried them away and went their way

And when David and his men came to the city Behold it was burned with fire and their wives and their sons And their daughters were taken captive

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice And wept until they had no more power to weep And David’s two wives were taken captive Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite

And David was greatly distressed for the people spake of stoning him Because the soul of all the people was grieved every man for his sons And for his daughters but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God

And David said to Abiathar the priest the son of Ahimelech I pray you, bring me the ephod And Abiathar brought the ephod to David And David enquired of the LORD saying

Shall I pursue after this troop Shall I overtake them And he answered him, Pursue for you shall surely overtake them And shall surely recover all

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him And came to the brook Besor where those that were left behind stayed

And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken And David rescued his two wives and there was nothing lacking to them Neither small nor great nor sons nor daughters Neither spoil nor anything that they had taken to them

David recovered all and smote the Amalekites And all Israel was gathered together to David unto Ziklag And they said, This is David’s spoil

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1 Samuel 30 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press