1. Two days later David and his men arrived back at Ziklag. The Amalekites had raided southern Judah and attacked Ziklag. They had burnt down the town
2. and captured all the women; they had not killed anyone, but had taken everyone with them when they left.
3. When David and his men arrived, they found that the town had been burnt down and that their wives, sons, and daughters had been carried away.
4. David and his men started crying and did not stop until they were completely exhausted.
5. Even David's two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, had been taken away.
6. David was now in great trouble, because his men were all very bitter about losing their children, and they were threatening to stone him; but the Lord his God gave him courage.