¹⁸ and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated^(A) in Paddan Aram,^[a](B) to go to his father Isaac^(C) in the land of Canaan.^(D)

⁸ and David inquired^(A) of the Lord, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?”

“Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed^(B) in the rescue.^(C)”

¹⁸ David recovered^(A) everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

¹⁹ Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.