24. Who will listen to what you say? The share will be the same for the one who stayed with the supplies as for the one who went into battle. All will share alike.”
25. David made this an order and rule for Israel, which continues even today.
26. When David arrived in Ziklag, 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 also sent some things to the leaders in Bethel, Ramoth in the southern part of Judah, Jattir,
28. Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa,
29. Racal, the cities of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites,
30. Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athach,
31. Hebron, and to the people in all the other places where he and his men had been.