1 Samuel 30:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Who would pay attention to you, anyway? Soldiers who stay behind to guard the camp get as much as those who go into battle.

Cross References

Psalm 68:12

“Kings and their armies retreated and ran, and everything they left is now being divided.

1 Samuel 22:2

A lot of other people joined him too. Some were in trouble, others were angry or in debt, and David was soon the leader of four hundred men.

1 Samuel 25:13

“Everybody get your swords!” David ordered. They all strapped on their swords. Two hundred men stayed behind to guard the camp, but the other four hundred followed David.

1 Samuel 30:23

But David said: My friends, don't be so greedy with what the LORD has given us! The LORD protected us and gave us victory over the people who attacked.

1 Samuel 30:25

David made this a law for Israel, and it has been the same ever since.