I saw what the spirits of Venus are like who are on this side, and they were also described as being wild, that they delighted in plundering, and eating of what was plundered from others. Their pleasure in plundering was communicated to me, which was great. It was said that such had existed before in other places, such as the pleasure of the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, also of David, and of those who after having burned down Zicklag, and pillaged everything, rejoiced at heart [I Sam. 30:14-16]. So, at set times, kings would go forth and plunder, then would rejoice in their plunderings. This was customary in old times in many other regions. So they consider that there is no more pleasant life than to be able to eat, drink and be merry from the spoils of others-but not from their own, unless they are spoils. Hence David's cruelty.