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After recovering Ziklags captives from the Amalekite raiders David sends portions of the spoil to thirteen Judean towns — including Bethel Jattir Aroer Eshtemoa Hormah Athach and Hebron — cementing his political base before his coronation.
1 Samuel 30:26-31 records the careful political gesture David made after recovering Ziklag's captives from the Amalekite raiders. From the captured spoil David sent gifts "to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord." The catalog of recipient towns spans the wider Judean Negev and hill country: Bethel, Ramoth, Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, Rachal, the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites, Hormah, Chor-ashan, Athach, and Hebron. The strategic generosity cemented David's political support across Judah just before he was anointed king at Hebron.
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