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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Plunder seized by violence, as the spoils of an
army
or of bandits
(
1 Sam. 30:19-22
19
And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
20
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
21
And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
22
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. (1 Samuel 30:19‑22)
); but in
Ex. 3:22
22
But every woman shall borrow of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. (Exodus 3:22)
, the sense is that of recovery without violence of unjustly taken property.
David
instituted very strict regulations for the division of spoils of war among his soldiers (
1 Sam. 30:20-25
20
And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
21
And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
22
Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
23
Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
24
For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
25
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. (1 Samuel 30:20‑25)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
The
booty
that was seized upon by an
army
when a city was taken. Except when forbidden by
God
, as in the case of
Jericho
, it was considered a lawful
prize
; and it was thus the Israelites suffered when their cities were captured by their enemies (
Deut. 20:14
14
But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. (Deuteronomy 20:14)
;
2 Kings 21:14
14
And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; (2 Kings 21:14)
;
Isa. 42:22
22
But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. (Isaiah 42:22)
).
From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
Psalm 10:8
8
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. (Psalm 10:8)
. He sitteth in the lurking places of the
villages
: in the secret places doth he
murder
the
innocent
.
This is an accurate description of the habit of the Bedawin of the present
day
. They watch for
booty
in villages, or “in the
wilderness
,” (see
Jeremiah 3:2
2
Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. (Jeremiah 3:2)
,) anywhere where they can be hidden from view and where they may
hope
to find an unwary passerby. They do not hesitate to add murder to robbery if, in their opinion, necessity demands it.
See also
Psalm 56:6
6
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. (Psalm 56:6)
;
Proverbs 1:11
11
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: (Proverbs 1:11)
;
Jeremiah 5:26
26
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. (Jeremiah 5:26)
.
Related Books and Articles:
428. Waiting for Booty
From:
Manners and Customs of the Bible
By:
James M. Freeman
Call: 1-630-543-1441
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