Here we have, I. The descent which the Amalekites made upon Ziklag in David’s absence, and the desolations they made there. They surprised the city when it was left unguarded, plundered it, burnt it, and carried all the women and children captives, 1 Sam. 30:1 , 2 . They intended, by this to revenge the like havoc that David had lately made of them and their country, 1 Sam. 27:8. He that had made ...