Quotes about Plunder
And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
— 1 Samuel 14:36
So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
— 1 Samuel 15:19
The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”
— 1 Samuel 15:21
When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
— 1 Samuel 17:53
Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”
— 1 Samuel 23:1
They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.
— 1 Samuel 30:2
We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
— 1 Samuel 30:14
So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
— 1 Samuel 30:16
So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
— 1 Samuel 30:18
Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.
— 1 Samuel 30:19
And he recovered all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”
— 1 Samuel 30:20
but all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”
— 1 Samuel 30:22