1 Samuel 23:1 Then they told5046 David,1732 saying,559 Behold, the Philistines6430 fight3898 against Keilah,7084 and they rob8154 the threshingfloors.1637 cr 2 Therefore David1732 enquired7592 of the LORD,3068 saying,559 Shall I go3212 and smite5221 these Philistines?6430 And the LORD3068 said559 unto David,1732 Go,3212 and smite5221 the Philistines,6430 and save3467 Keilah.7084 cr 3 And David's1732 men582 said559 unto him, Behold, we be afraid3373 here in Judah:3063 how much more then if we come3212 to Keilah7084 against the armies4634 of the Philistines?6430 cr 4 Then David1732 enquired7592 of the LORD3068 yet again.3254 And the LORD3068 answered6030 him and said,559 Arise,6965 go down3381 to Keilah;7084 for I will deliver5414 the Philistines6430 into thine hand.3027 cr 5 So David1732 and his men582 went3212 to Keilah,7084 and fought3898 with the Philistines,6430 and brought away5090 their cattle,4735 and smote5221 them with a great1419 slaughter.4347 So David1732 saved3467 the inhabitants3427 of Keilah.7084 cr 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar54 the son1121 of Ahimelech288 fled1272 to David1732 to Keilah,7084 that he came down3381 with an ephod646 in his hand.3027 cr

1 Samuel 23:7 And it was told5046 Saul7586 that David1732 was come935 to Keilah.7084 And Saul7586 said,559 God430 hath delivered5234 him into mine hand;3027 for he is shut in,5462 by entering935 into a town5892 that hath gates1817 and bars.1280 cr 8 And Saul7586 called8085 2794 all the people5971 together8085 to war,4421 to go down3381 to Keilah,7084 to besiege6696 David1732 and his men.582 cr

1 Samuel 23:9 And David1732 knew3045 that Saul7586 secretly practised2790 mischief7451 against him; and he said559 to Abiathar54 the priest,3548 Bring hither5066 the ephod.646 cr 10 Then said559 David,1732 O LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 thy servant5650 hath certainly8085 heard8085 that Saul7586 seeketh1245 to come935 to Keilah,7084 to destroy7843 the city5892 for my sake. cr 11 Will the men1167 of Keilah7084 deliver me up5462 into his hand?3027 will Saul7586 come down,3381 as thy servant5650 hath heard?8085 O LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 I beseech thee, tell5046 thy servant.5650 And the LORD3068 said,559 He will come down.3381 cr 12 Then said559 David,1732 Will the men1167 of Keilah7084 deliver5462 me{Heb. shut up} and my men582 into the hand3027 of Saul?7586 And the LORD3068 said,559 They will deliver thee up.5462 cr

1 Samuel 23:13 Then David1732 and his men,582 which were about six8337 hundred,3967 376 arose6965 and departed3318 out of Keilah,7084 and went1980 whithersoever834 they could go.1980 And it was told5046 Saul7586 that David1732 was escaped4422 from Keilah;7084 and he forbare2308 to go forth.3318 cr 14 And David1732 abode3427 in the wilderness4057 in strong holds,4679 and remained3427 in a mountain2022 in the wilderness4057 of Ziph.2128 And Saul7586 sought1245 him every day,3117 but God430 delivered5414 him not into his hand.3027 cr 15 And David1732 saw7200 that Saul7586 was come out3318 to seek1245 his life:5315 and David1732 was in the wilderness4057 of Ziph2128 in a wood.2793 cr

1 Samuel 23:16 And Jonathan3083 Saul's7586 son1121 arose,6965 and went3212 to David1732 into the wood,2793 and strengthened2388 his hand3027 in God.430 cr 17 And he said559 unto him, Fear3372 not: for the hand3027 of Saul7586 my father1 shall not find4672 thee; and thou shalt be king4427 over Israel,3478 and I shall be next4932 unto thee; and that also Saul7586 my father1 knoweth.3045 cr 18 And they two8147 made3772 a covenant1285 before6440 the LORD:3068 and David1732 abode3427 in the wood,2793 and Jonathan3083 went1980 to his house.1004 cr

1 Samuel 23:19 Then came up5927 the Ziphites2130 to Saul7586 to Gibeah,1390 saying,559 Doth not David1732 hide5641 himself with us in strong holds4679 in the wood,2793 in the hill1389 of Hachilah,2444 which is on the south3225{Heb. on the right hand} of Jeshimon?3452{Or, the wilderness?} cr 20 Now therefore, O king,4428 come down3381 according to all the desire185 of thy soul5315 to come down;3381 and our part shall be to deliver5462 him into the king's4428 hand.3027 cr 21 And Saul7586 said,559 Blessed1288 be ye of the LORD;3068 for ye have compassion2550 on me. cr 22 Go,3212 I pray you, prepare3559 yet, and know3045 and see7200 his place4725 where his haunt7272 is,{Heb. foot shall be} and who hath seen7200 him there: for it is told559 me that he dealeth very6191 subtilly.6191 cr 23 See7200 therefore, and take knowledge3045 of all the lurking places4224 where he hideth2244 himself, and come ye again7725 to me with the certainty,3559 and I will go1980 with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be3426 in the land,776 that I will search2664 him out throughout all the thousands505 of Judah.3063 cr

1 Samuel 23:24 And they arose,6965 and went3212 to Ziph2128 before6440 Saul:7586 but David1732 and his men582 were in the wilderness4057 of Maon,4584 in the plain6160 on the south3225 of Jeshimon.3452 cr 25 Saul7586 also and his men582 went3212 to seek1245 him. And they told5046 David:1732 wherefore he came down3381 into a rock,5553 and abode3427 in the wilderness4057 of Maon.4584 And when Saul7586 heard8085 that, he pursued7291 after310 David1732 in the wilderness4057 of Maon.4584 cr 26 And Saul7586 went3212 on this side6654 of the mountain,2022 and David1732 and his men582 on that side6654 of the mountain:2022 and David1732 made haste2648 to get away3212 for fear6440 of Saul;7586 for Saul7586 and his men582 compassed5849 2794 David1732 and his men582 round about5849 to take8610 them. cr

1 Samuel 23:27 But there came935 a messenger4397 unto Saul,7586 saying,559 Haste4116 thee, and come;3212 for the Philistines6430 have invaded6584{Heb. spread themselves upon, etc} the land.776 cr 28 Wherefore Saul7586 returned7725 from pursuing7291 after310 David,1732 and went3212 against7125 the Philistines:6430 therefore they called7121 that place4725 Selahammahlekoth.5555{That is, the rock of divisions} cr

1 Samuel 23:29 And David1732 went up5927 from thence, and dwelt3427 in strong holds4679 at Engedi.5872 cr