The rest of the chapter describes the distribution of plunder from this battle. The amount of space the writer devoted to this revelation shows that he intended to stress it. [source][source][source]
David returned to his200 exhausted followers at the Besor Brook and greeted them (cf. 1 Samuel 17:22; 1 Samuel 25:5-6). David was a greeter who saw the importance of initiating friendly contact with others. The New Testament frequently exhorts believers to greet one another. Some of the soldiers who had participated in combat with the Amalekites did not want to share the booty with those who had guarded the baggage (cf. 1 Samuel 30:24). Saul had had his critics too (cf. 1 Samuel 10:27). David, however, took a different view of things. He saw that God had given them this victory; the spoil was not essentially what the combat soldiers had won but what the Lord had given His people, along with protection (cf. 1 Corinthians 3:8; Matthew 20:12-15). Yahweh was the real deliverer of Israel (cf. 1 Samuel 17:46-47). Again, this illustrates David"s perception of God"s relation to Israel and to himself, which was so different from Saul"s view. His generous policy of dividing the spoils of war so the non-combatants would receive a portion ( 1 Samuel 30:24-31) was in harmony with the Mosaic Law ( Numbers 31:27). This policy further prepared the way for the Judahites" acceptance of David as Saul"s successor. [source][source][source]