1 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. 2 They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way. 3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
1 Samuel 30:1–3
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