23. David answered, “No, my brothers. Don’t do that after what the Lord has given us. He has given us the enemy who attacked us.
24. Who will listen to what you say? The share will be the same for the man who stayed with the supplies as for the man who went into battle. All will share alike.”
25. David made this an order and rule for Israel. This order and rule continues even today.
26. David arrived in Ziklag. Then he sent some of the things he had taken from the Amalekites to his friends, the leaders of Judah. He said, “Here is a present for you from the things we took from the Lord’s enemies.”
27. David sent some things from the Amalekites to the leaders in Bethel, Ramoth in the southern part of Judah, Jattir,
28. Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa
29. and Racal. He also sent some to the leaders of the cities of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites,