#264 | 1 Samuel ch.30 - Ethics and Amalek

From The Tanakh Podcast: R Alex Israel by R Alex Israel.

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David and his men return to Ziklag. Amalek have attacked. The town has been burnt and the women and children taken captive.

David goes on the chase.

In this chapter we can understand more deeply what is problematic about Amalek, and we learn some important war ethics.