When David and his men came to Ziklag, they saw the burned-out ruins and learned that their families had been taken captive.
The LORD's people may suffer a lot, but he will always bring them safely through.
The Lord corrects the people he loves and disciplines those he calls his own."
Now you will see what I will do with those people who belong to Satan's group. They claim to be Jews, but they are liars. I will make them come and kneel down at your feet. Then they will know that I love you.
(SEE 27:2)
and had taken away the women and children.
They started crying and kept it up until they were too weak to cry any more.