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22 Then all the evil and wicked of the men who went with David answered, and said, “Because they did not go with us, therefore will we give them none of the spoil that we have recovered, except each man’s wife and children. Therefore, let them carry them away and depart.”

23 Then David said, “You shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD has given us, Who has preserved us and delivered the company that came against us into our hands.

24 “For who will obey you in this matter? But just as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who waits by the stuff. They shall share alike.”

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