The men were bitterly disappointed when they came back to Ziklag to find their families gone. They knew the horrible fate that awaited their loved ones and they did not have any hope for their recovery. It is quite possible that they considered David’s plan of beguiling the Philistines to have been the cause of their loss. In any case, he had failed to provide the protection that was expected of a leader.1 Of interest here is the fact that, like David, Moses was also threatened with being stoned to death before he had won a victory over the Amalekites (Exodus 17:4).2
6 David fut dans une grande angoisse, car le peuple parlait de le lapider, parce que tous avaient de l'amertume dans l'âme, chacun à cause de ses fils et de ses filles. Mais David reprit courage en s'appuyant sur l'Eternel, son Dieu.