1 Samuel 30:3-8 ▼

3 When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned. Their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.

4 Then David and the men who were with him wept loudly until they could weep no more.

5 David's two wives had been taken captive--Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal's widow.

6 David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the LORD his God.

7 Then David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech, |Bring me the ephod.| So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

8 David inquired of the LORD, saying, |Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?| He said to him, |Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!|