1 Samuel

²²Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away and depart. ²³Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand. ²⁴And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall share alike. ²⁵And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, unto this day. ²⁶And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord; ²⁷To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in Ramoth of the South, and to them which were in Jattir; ²⁸and to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa;