Then David Went on With the Pursuit of the Ephod, for You Shall Surely Overtake and Shall Surely Rescue.

David's two wives also had been taken captive, ahinoam of jezrael and abigail, the widow of nabal of carmel. The people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul each for his sons and daughters. But david strengthened himself in the lord, his god. And he set out with 600 men who were with him to pursue after this band. They found an egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. He was given a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit revived,. For he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and