




“And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;” — 1 Samuel 30: 1
In 1 Samuel 15, God had commanded King Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites. Saul failed to fully comply with God’s instructions; he spared Agag the king of Amalek; and several years later, a gang of Amalekites came and burned Ziklag where David dwelt...