"We madea raidon the Negevof the Cherethites,and on that whichbelongs to Judah,and on the Negevof Caleb,and we burnedZiklagwith fire."
Woeto the inhabitantsof the seacoast,The nationof the Cherethites!The wordof the LORDis againstyou, O Canaan,landof the Philistines;And I will destroyyou Sothat therewill be noinhabitant.
thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I will stretchout My handagainstthe Philistines,even cutoffthe Cherethitesand destroythe remnantof the seacoast.
"The kinghas also sentwith him Zadokthe priest,Nathanthe prophet,Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,the Cherethites,and the Pelethites;and they have made him rideon the king'smule.
So Zadokthe priest,Nathanthe prophet,Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,the Cherethites,and the Pelethiteswentdownand had Solomonrideon KingDavid'smule,and broughthim to Gihon.
Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiadawas over the Cherethitesand the Pelethites;and David'ssonswere chiefministers.
When he had broughthim down,behold,they were spreadoverallthe land,eatingand drinkingand dancingbecause of allthe greatspoilthat they had takenfrom the landof the Philistinesand from the landof Judah.
Then it happenedwhen Davidand his mencameto Ziklagon the thirdday,that the Amalekiteshad madea raidon the Negevand on Ziklag,and had overthrownZiklagand burnedit with fire;
Now he gaveto Calebthe sonof Jephunneha portionamongthe sonsof Judah,accordingto the commandof the LORDto Joshua,[namely], Kiriath-arba,[Arba being] the fatherof Anak(that is, Hebron).
So Joshuablessedhim and gaveHebronto Calebthe sonof Jephunnehfor an inheritance.
and Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada[was] overthe Cherethitesand the Pelethites,and the sonsof David[were] chiefsat the king'sside.
But the fieldsof the cityand its villagesthey gaveto Calebthe sonof Jephunnehas his possession.
(now the man'snamewas Nabal,and his wife'snamewas Abigail.And the womanwas intelligentand beautifulin appearance,but the manwas harshand evilin [his] dealings,and he was a Calebite),
Davidsaidto him, "To whomdo you belong? And whereare you from?" And he said,"I am a youngmanof Egypt,a servantof an Amalekite;and my masterleftme behindwhenI fellsickthreedaysago.
Then Davidsaidto him, "Will you bringme downto thisband?"And he said,"Swearto me by Godthat you will not killme or deliverme into the handsof my master,and I will bringyou downto thisband."