Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

In this time of utmost desperation, David looked earnestly to
God for help. He "strengthened himself in the Lord," recalling many
evidences of God's favor. "Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in
You" (Psalm 56:3), was the language of his heart. Though he could
not see a way out of the difficulty, God would teach him what to do.
Sending for Abiathar the priest, "David inquired of the Lord,
saying, 'Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?'" The
answer was, "Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without
fail recover all."
David and his soldiers set out at once to catch their fleeing foe.
Their march was so rapid that two hundred of their number were too
exhausted to continue and had to stop and rest. But David pressed
forward with the remaining four hundred.
Advancing, they found an Egyptian slave, apparently about to
die of weariness and hunger. When he received food and drink he
revived. He had been left to die by the invading force. After David
promised that he would not be killed or delivered to his master, he
agreed to lead the men to the camp of their enemies.
As they came near the encampment, they saw a scene of
drunkenness and merrymaking. The victorious army were "spread
out over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all
the great spoil which they had taken from the land of the Philistines
and from the land of Judah." David ordered an immediate attack.
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