23
And David said, Ye shall not do so, after the Lord has delivered to us, and guarded us, and the Lord has delivered into our hands the troop that came against u.
21
And David comes to the two hundred men who were left behind that they should not follow after David, and he had caused them to remain by the brook of Bosor; and they came forth to meet David, and to meet his people with him: and David drew near to the people, and they asked him how he did.
22
Then every ill-disposed and bad man of the soldiers who had gone with David, answered and said, Because they did not pursue together with us, we will not give them of the spoils which we have recovered, only let each one lead away with him his wife and his children, and let them return.
23
And David said, Ye shall not do so, after the Lord has delivered to us, and guarded us, and the Lord has delivered into our hands the troop that came against u.
24
And who will hearken to these your words? for they are not inferior to us; for according to the portion of him that went down to the battle, so shall be the portion of him that abides with the baggage; they shall share alike.
25
And it came to pass from that day forward, that it became an ordinance and a custom in Israel until this day.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.