Then said David, You shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD has given us, who has preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day.
And the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, Nay, my brothers, nay, I pray you, do not do so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not do this folly.
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
For who will listen to you in this matter? but as his part is that goes down to the battle, so shall his part be that stays by the stuff: they shall part alike.
And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.