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Then he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring me the ephod!” So Abiathar brought it.

David asked the Lord, “Shall I chase them? Will I catch them?”

And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them; you will recover everything that was taken from you!”

9-10 So David and his six hundred men set out after the Amalekites. When they reached Besor Brook, two hundred of the men were too exhausted to cross, but the other four hundred kept going.

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Then David said to Abiathar(A) the priest, the son of Ahimelek, “Bring me the ephod.(B)” Abiathar brought it to him, and David inquired(C) of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?”

“Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed(D) in the rescue.(E)

David and the six hundred men(F) with him came to the Besor Valley, where some stayed behind.

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