They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-of-the-Covenant, and with this money he hired a bunch of worthless scoundrels to join him.

People who were oppressed or in debt or dissatisfied went to him, about four hundred men in all, and he became their leader.

So David and his six hundred men went over at once to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

But some mean and worthless men who had gone with David said, "They didn't go with us, and so we won't give them any of the loot. They can take their wives and children and go away."

No one can agree with what you say! All must share alike: whoever stays behind with the supplies gets the same share as the one who goes into battle."

But men younger than I am make fun of me now! Their fathers have always been so worthless that I wouldn't let them help my dogs guard sheep.

They were so poor and hungry that they would gnaw dry roots--- at night, in wild, desolate places.

Everyone drove them away with shouts, as if they were shouting at thieves.

Out in the wilds they howled like animals and huddled together under the bushes.

Now they come and laugh at me; I am nothing but a joke to them.

But some Jews were jealous and gathered worthless loafers from the streets and formed a mob. They set the whole city in an uproar and attacked the home of a man named Jason, in an attempt to find Paul and Silas and bring them out to the people.