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and had taken captive the women [and all] who were therein, both small and great: they didn`t kill any, but carried them off, and went their way.
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A Motive of Greed, Not Mercy
Commentators explain that the Amalekites spared the women and children not out of mercy, but out of greed. The captives had significant market value and were intended to be sold into slavery. The primary motivation for these marauders was financial gain, not compassion.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
They slew not any. There was no one in the hapless city to resist the attack of the fierce sons of the desert. David—never dreaming of the…
Baptist
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and sm…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein There being no other to take, the men were gone with David:
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Presbyterian
When we go out in the course of our duty, we may confidently hope that God will take care of our families in our absence, but not otherwise. If, wh…
