4 Then David and his army cried loudly until they were too weak to cry anymore.
5 David’s two wives had also been taken. They were Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal from Carmel.
6 The men in the army were threatening to kill David with stones. This upset David very much. Each man was sad and angry because his sons and daughters had been taken as prisoners. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
7 David said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the holy vest.”
8 Then David prayed to the Lord. He said, “Should I chase the people who took our families? Will I catch them?”The Lord answered, “Chase them. You will catch them. You will succeed in saving your families.”
9 David and the 600 men with him came to the Besor Ravine. Some of the men stayed there.
10 David and 400 men kept up the chase. The other 200 men stayed behind because they were too tired and weak to cross the ravine.