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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.
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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.
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And it came to pass from that day forward, that it became an ordinance and a custom in Israel until this day.
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And David came to Sekelac, and sent of the spoils to the elders of Juda, and to his friends, saying, Behold of the spoils of the enemies of the Lord;
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to those in Baethsur, and to those in Rama of the south, and to those in Gethor.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.