13. “Who is your master?” David asked. “And where do you come from?”“I'm from Egypt,” the young man answered. “I'm the servant of an Amalekite, but he left me here three days ago because I was sick.
14. We had attacked some towns in the desert where the Cherethites live, in the area that belongs to Judah, and in the desert where the Caleb clan lives. And we burnt down Ziklag.”
15. “Will you take me to those Amalekites?” David asked.“Yes, I will, if you promise with God as a witness that you won't kill me or hand me over to my master.”
16. He led David to the Amalekites. They were eating and drinking everywhere, celebrating because of what they had taken from Philistia and Judah.