1 Samuel 16:12-13
King James Version
12 And he sent, and brought him in.
Now he was ruddy, and withal
of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to.
And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil,
and anointed him in the midst of his brethren:
and the Spirit of the Lord
came upon David from that day forward.
So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
More than at any other time in this world, we need to "fortify".
That's why we created a blog solely on that on 21 January 2024.
Many have no idea how their person, families, or nation, are being attacked.
On so many fronts, too.
CHRIST's enemy doesn't sleep.
He waits for us to "sleep", so he may ambush.
He waits for those chinks on our armors to be revealed.
He waits for us to have our "guards" down, and be complacent.
That's when he does his dirty deed, and tries to destroy us.
We all face battles of every sort.
How to overcome?
Take this excellent example from king David.
A king chosen by GOD.
A great king, and warrior, after GOD's heart.
You will notice, too, that this particular chapter reminds us of what happened to Israel on October 7.
1 Samuel 30:1-2
King James Version
30 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 smitten Ziklag,
and burned it with fire;
2 And had taken the women captives,
that were therein:
they slew not any, either great or small,
but carried them away, and went on their way.
1 Samuel 30:3-4
King James Version
3 So David and his men came to the city,
and, behold, it was burned with fire;
and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters,
were taken captives.
4 Then David and the people that were with him
lifted up their voice and wept,
until they had no more power to weep.
1 Samuel 30:5-6
King James Version
5 And David's two wives were taken captives,
Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 And David was greatly distressed;
for the people spake of stoning him,
because the soul of all the people was grieved,
every man for his sons and for his daughters:
but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.
1 Samuel 30:7-8
King James Version
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest,
Ahimelech's son, I pray thee,
bring me hither the ephod.
And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
8 And David enquired at the Lord, saying,
Shall I pursue after this troop?
shall I overtake them?
And he answered him, Pursue:
for thou shalt surely overtake them,
and without fail recover all.
1 Samuel 30:9-10
King James Version
9 So David went,
he and the six hundred men that were with him,
and came to the brook Besor,
where those that were left behind stayed.
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men:
for two hundred abode behind,
which were so faint that they could not go
over the brook Besor.
1 Samuel 30:11-12
King James Version
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field,
and brought him to David, and gave him bread,
and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs,
and two clusters of raisins:
and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him:
for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water,
three days and three nights.
1 Samuel 30:13-14
King James Version
13 And David said unto him,
To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou?
And he said, I am a young man of Egypt,
servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me,
because three days agone I fell sick.
14 We made an invasion
upon the south of the Cherethites,
and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah,
and upon the south of Caleb;
and we burned Ziklag with fire.
1 Samuel 30:15-16
King James Version
15 And David said to him,
Canst thou bring me down to this company?
And he said, Swear unto me by God,
that thou wilt neither kill me,
nor deliver me into the hands of my master,
and I will bring thee down to this company.
16 And when he had brought him down,
behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth,
eating and drinking, and dancing,
because of all the great spoil that they had taken
out of the land of the Philistines,
and out of the land of Judah.
1 Samuel 30:17-18
King James Version
17 And David smote them from the twilight
even unto the evening of the next day:
and there escaped not a man of them,
save four hundred young men,
which rode upon camels, and fled.
18 And David recovered
all that the Amalekites had carried away:
and David rescued his two wives.
1 Samuel 30:19-20
King James Version
19 And there was nothing lacking to them,
neither small nor great,
neither sons nor daughters,
neither spoil,
nor any thing that they had taken to them:
David recovered all.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds,
which they drave before those other cattle,
and said, This is David's spoil.
1 Samuel 30:21-22
King James Version
21 And David came to the two hundred men,
which were so faint that they could not follow David,
whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor:
and they went forth to meet David,
and to meet the people that were with him:
and when David came near to the people,
he saluted them.
22 Then answered
all the wicked men and men of Belial,
of those that went with David, and said,
Because they went not with us,
we will not give them
ought of the spoil that we have recovered,
save to every man his wife and his children,
that they may lead them away, and depart.
1 Samuel 30:23-25
King James Version
23 Then said David,
Ye shall not do so, my brethren,
with that which the Lord hath given us,
who hath preserved us, and delivered the company
that came against us into our hand.
24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter?
but as his part is that goeth down to the battle,
so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff:
they shall part alike.
25 And it was so from that day forward,
that he made it a statute and an ordinance
for Israel unto this day.
1 Samuel 30:26-31
King James Version
26 And when David came to Ziklag,
he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah,
even to his friends, saying,
Behold a present for you
of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord;
27 To them which were in Bethel,
and to them which were in south Ramoth,
and to them which were in Jattir,
28 And to them which were in Aroer,
and to them which were in Siphmoth,
and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
29 And to them which were in Rachal,
and to them which were
in the cities of the Jerahmeelites,
and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
30 And to them which were in Hormah,
and to them which were in Chorashan,
and to them which were in Athach,
31 And to them which were in Hebron,
and to all the places where David himself
and his men were wont to haunt.
Such is what makes a great king.
He loves GOD above all.
He fights for GOD.
He seeks GOD's counsel.
He looks after his people.
He is resourceful.
He is fair to all.
He is merciful.
Do we have such leaders today?
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