23 “You must not do so, my brothers with what Adonai has given us,” David said. “It is He who has protected us and gave into our hands the raiding band that attacked us.
24 Who would listen to you in this matter? The share of him who went down to the battle is to be the same as that of him who remained by the baggage. They will share alike.”
25 So it has been from that day forward—he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
26 When David arrived at Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Look, a blessing for you from the spoil of the enemies of Adonai,”
27 to those in Beth-el, Ramoth-Negev, Jattir,
28 Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
29 Racal, to those in the towns of Jerahmeelite, to those in the towns of the Kenites,