He will take your daughters to be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers.

She said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”p>

Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the <sc>Lordsc> and before his chosen king.<n id="1" /> Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me,<n id="2" /> and I will return it to you!&#8221;p>

The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

But his sons did not follow<n id="1" /> his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.<n id="2" />p>

He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants.

He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.

They will ask you how you&#8217;re doing and will give you two loaves of bread. You will accept them.

<p class="bodytext">So they ran and brought him from there. When he took his position among the people, he stood head and shoulders above them all.

<p class="bodytext">They replied, &#8220;You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.&#8221;

But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle &#8211; the best of what was to be slaughtered &#8211; to sacrifice to the <sc>Lordsc> your God in Gilgal.&#8221;p>

When David&#8217;s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.<n id="1" />p>

David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem,<n id="1" /> and he put Goliath&#8217;s<n id="2" /> weapons in his tent.p>

Saul retained David<n id="1" /> on that day and did not allow him to return to his father&#8217;s house.

When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, &#8220;He&#8217;s sick.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">David had also married<n id="1" /> Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.

David replied, &#8220;Here is the king&#8217;s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.

Now the woman<n id="1" /> had a well-fed calf<n id="2" /> at her home that she quickly slaughtered. Taking some flour, she kneaded bread and baked it without leaven.

David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he<n id="1" /> also rescued his two wives.