Read 1 Samuel 30.1-6. In 30.1-31: David defeats the Amalekites. In verse 1: On the third day: Ziklag is over 50 miles from Aphek. The journey took three days. The writer emphasizes David's distance from the battle where Saul is killed. The Amalekites raid on Ziklag may have been in retaliation for David's raids against the Amalekites (27.8). This story stands in tension with ch. 15 where the Amalekites were supposedly destroyed. In verse 2: The women and all: The men were all with David. Both small and great is a figure of speech referring to two extremes and everything in the middle. Here, the terms describe poverty or wealth and obscurity or social prominence. In verse 6: Stoning as a type of execution implies that David had been accused of failing as a leader to provide adequate protection. Strengthened himself may mean summoning courage as well as gathering support within the army. David is here depicted as an ideal ruler. Comments or Questions..
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