21. And Dawiḏ came to the two hundred men who were too faint to follow Dawiḏ, who had also been left at the wadi Besor. And they went out to meet Dawiḏ and to meet the people who were with him. And when Dawiḏ came near the people, he greeted them.
22. And all the evil and worthless men of those who went with Dawiḏ answered and said, “Because they did not go with us, we do not give them any of the spoil that we have rescued, except for every man’s wife and children, and let them take them and go.”
23. But Dawiḏ said, “My brothers, do not do so with what יהוה has given us, who has protected us and gave into our hand the band that came against us.
24. “And who would listen to you in this matter? For as his portion is who goes down to the battle, so is his portion who remains with the baggage, they share alike.”
25. And it came to be, from that day forward, he appointed it for a law and a right-ruling for Yisra’ĕl to this day.
26. And when Dawiḏ came to Tsiqlag̅, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Yehuḏah, to his friends, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of יהוה,”
27. to those in Bĕyth Ěl, and to those in Ramoth of the South, and to those in Yattir,
28. and to those in Aro‛ĕr, and to those in Siphmoth, and to those in Eshtemoa,
29. and to those in Raḵal, and to those in the cities of the Yeraḥme’ĕlites, and to those in the cities of the Qĕynites,
30. and to those in Ḥormah, and to those in Korashan, and to those in Athaḵ,
31. and to those in Ḥeḇron, and to all the places where Dawiḏ had gone up and down, he and his men.