1 Samuel 30:26

New American Bible - revised edition

When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “This is a gift to you from the plunder of the enemies of the Lord,” namely,

Cross References

Genesis 33:11

Accept the gift I have brought you. For God has been generous toward me, and I have an abundance.” Since he urged him strongly, Esau accepted.

2 Samuel 1:1

After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.

2 Kings 5:15

He returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.”

Psalm 35:27

But let those who favor my just cause shout for joy and be glad. May they ever say, “Exalted be the Lord who delights in the peace of his loyal servant.”

Psalm 68:18

God’s chariots were myriad, thousands upon thousands; from Sinai the Lord entered the holy place.

Isaiah 32:8

But the noble plan noble deeds, and in noble deeds they persist.

2 Corinthians 9:5

So I thought it necessary to encourage the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for your promised gift, so that in this way it might be ready as a bountiful gift and not as an exaction.

1 Samuel 18:17

Saul said to David, “Look, I will give you my older daughter, Merob, in marriage if you become my warrior and fight the battles of the Lord.” Saul thought, “I will not lay a hand on him. Let the hand of the Philistines strike him.”

1 Samuel 25:27

Accept this gift, then, which your maidservant has brought for my lord, and let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive the offense of your maidservant, for the Lord shall certainly establish a lasting house for my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord. Let no evil be found in you your whole life long.

1 Samuel 30:20

Moreover, David took all the sheep and oxen, and as they drove these before him, they shouted, “This is David’s plunder!” Division of the Plunder.

1 Samuel 30:25

And from that day forward he made this a law and a custom in Israel, as it still is today. David’s Gifts to Judah.