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23 David said, “No, you won’t do this, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He guarded us and gave the raiding party[a] that came against us into our hand. 24 Who will listen to you in this matter? Indeed, the share of those who went down into battle and the share of those who stayed with the supplies will be the same. They’ll share alike.” 25 From that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, and it remains[b] to this present[c] day.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:23 Or band
  2. 1 Samuel 30:25 The Heb. lacks and it remains
  3. 1 Samuel 30:25 The Heb. lacks present

23 David replied, “No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us. 24 Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike.(A) 25 David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.

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