and spoke to them, saying, Return with much riches to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much clothing. Divide the spoils of your enemies with your brethren.

Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.

For who will heed you in this matter? But as his part is who goes down to the battle, so shall his part be who stays by the supplies; they shall share together.

So it was, from that day forward; he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

Kings of armies fled, they fled away; and she who stayed at home divided the spoils.