7 David told the priest Abiathar, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring me the priestly ephod.” So Abiathar brought David the ephod.
8 Then David asked the Lord, “Should I pursue these troops? Will I catch up with them?”“Pursue them,” the Lord told him. “You will certainly catch up with them and rescue the captives.”
9 So David and his 600 men went to the Besor Valley, where some were left behind.
10 David and 400 men went in pursuit, while 200 men who were too exhausted to cross the Besor Valley stayed behind.
11 David’s men found an Egyptian in the open country and took him to David. They gave him food to eat and water to drink.
12 They gave him a slice of fig cake and two bunches of raisins. After he had eaten, he revived. (He hadn’t eaten any food or drunk any water for three whole days.)
13 David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where do you come from?”“I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite,” the young man answered. “My master left me behind because I got sick three days ago.