1 Samuel 30:25-27

Expanded Bible

²⁵ David made this an ·order [statute; ordinance; requirement] and ·rule [regulation] for Israel, which continues even today.

²⁶ When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the ·things he had taken from the Amalekites [plunder; spoil] to his friends, the ·leaders [elders] of Judah. He said, “Here is a ·present [gift] for you from the ·things [plunder; spoil] we took from the Lord’s enemies.”

²⁷ David also sent some things to the leaders in Bethel, Ramoth in the ·southern part of Judah [Negev], Jattir,