1 Samuel 30:23-25

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²³ But David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us; he has preserved us and handed over to us the raiding party that attacked us. ²⁴ Who would listen to you in this matter? For the share of the one who goes down into the battle shall be the same as the share of the one who stays by the baggage; they shall share alike.” ²⁵ From that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel; it continues to the present day.