Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which YY hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
But thou shalt remember YY thy Elohim: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The Elohim of glory appeared unto our father Avraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
And David enquired at YY , saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Bliyaal, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.