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1 Samuel 23 – King James Version (KJV)

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David Delivers Keilah

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1Sa 23:1 - Then they told^H5046 David,^H1732 saying,^H559 Behold,^H2009 the Philistines^H6430 fight^H3898 against Keilah,^H7084 and they^H1992 rob^H8154 the threshingfloors.^H1637

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1Sa 23:2 - Therefore^H7592^➔ David^H1732 enquired^➔^H7592 of the LORD,^H3068 saying,^H559 Shall I go^H3212 and smite^H5221 these^H428 Philistines?^H6430 And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 David,^H1732 Go,^H3212 and smite^H5221 the Philistines,^H6430 and save^H3467 Keilah.^H7084

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1Sa 23:3 - And^H559^➔ David's^H1732 men^H376 said^➔^H559 unto him,^H413 Behold,^H2009 we^H587 be afraid^H3372 here^H6311 in Judah:^H3063 how much more then^H637 if^H3588 we come^H3212 to Keilah^H7084 against^H413 the armies^H4634 of the Philistines?^H6430

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1Sa 23:4 - Then^H3254 David^H1732 enquired^H7592 of the LORD^H3068 yet again.^H5750 And^H6030^➔ the LORD^H3068 answered him^➔^H6030 and said,^H559 Arise,^H6965 go down^H3381 to Keilah;^H7084 for^H3588 I^H589 will deliver^H5414 the Philistines^H6430 into thine hand.^H3027

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1Sa 23:5 - So^H3212^➔ David^H1732 and his men^H376 went^➔^H3212 to Keilah,^H7084 and fought^H3898 with the Philistines,^H6430 and brought away^H5090 their cattle,^H4735 and smote^H5221 them with^H4347^➔ a great^H1419 slaughter.^➔^H4347 So^H3467^➔ David^H1732 saved^➔^H3467 the inhabitants^H3427 of Keilah.^H7084

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1Sa 23:6 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H1272^➔ Abiathar^H54 the son^H1121 of Ahimelech^H288 fled^➔^H1272 to^H413 David^H1732 to Keilah,^H7084 that he came down^H3381 with an ephod^H646 in his hand.^H3027

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1Sa 23:7 - And it was told^H5046 Saul^H7586 that^H3588 David^H1732 was come^H935 to Keilah.^H7084 And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said,^➔^H559 God^H430 hath delivered^H5234 him^H853 into mine hand;^H3027 for^H3588 he is shut in,^H5462 by entering^H935 into a town^H5892 that hath gates^H1817 and bars.^H1280

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1Sa 23:8 - And^H8085^➔ Saul^H7586 called^➔^H8085^➔ all^H3605 the people^H5971 together^➔^H8085 to war,^H4421 to go down^H3381 to Keilah,^H7084 to besiege^H6696 David^H1732 and^H413 his men.^H376

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1Sa 23:9 - And^H3045^➔ David^H1732 knew^➔^H3045 that^H3588 Saul^H7586 secretly practised^H2790 mischief^H7451 against him;^H5921 and he said^H559 to^H413 Abiathar^H54 the priest,^H3548 Bring hither^H5066 the ephod.^H646

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1Sa 23:10 - Then said^H559 David,^H1732 O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 thy servant^H5650 hath^H8085^➔ certainly^H8085 heard^➔^H8085 that^H3588 Saul^H7586 seeketh^H1245 to come^H935 to^H413 Keilah,^H7084 to destroy^H7843 the city^H5892 for my sake.^H5668

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1Sa 23:11 - Will^H5462^➔ the men^H1167 of Keilah^H7084 deliver me up^➔^H5462 into his hand?^H3027 will^H3381^➔ Saul^H7586 come down,^➔^H3381 as^H834 thy servant^H5650 hath heard?^H8085 O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 I beseech thee,^H4994 tell^H5046 thy servant.^H5650 And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said,^➔^H559 He will come down.^H3381

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1Sa 23:12 - Then said^H559 David,^H1732 Will^H5462^➔ the men^H1167 of Keilah^H7084 deliver^➔^H5462 me^H853 and^H853 my men^H376 into the hand^H3027 of Saul?^H7586 And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said,^➔^H559 They will deliver^H5462^➔ thee up.^➔^H5462

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1Sa 23:13 - Then^H6965^➔ David^H1732 and his men,^H376 which were about six^H8337 hundred,^H3967 arose^➔^H6965 and departed^H3318 out of Keilah,^H7084 and went^H1980 whithersoever^H834 they could go.^H1980 And^H7586^➔ it was told^H5046 Saul^➔^H7586 that^H3588 David^H1732 was escaped^H4422 from Keilah;^H7084 and he forbare^H2308 to go forth.^H3318

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1Sa 23:14 - And^H3427^➔ David^H1732 abode^➔^H3427 in the wilderness^H4057 in strong holds,^H4679 and remained^H3427 in a mountain^H2022 in the wilderness^H4057 of Ziph.^H2128 And^H1245^➔ Saul^H7586 sought him^➔^H1245 every^H3605 day,^H3117 but^H3808^➔ God^H430 delivered him^H5414 not^➔^H3808 into his hand.^H3027

Saul Pursues David

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1Sa 23:15 - And^H7200^➔ David^H1732 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 Saul^H7586 was come out^H3318 to seek^H1245 his life:^H5315 and David^H1732 was in the wilderness^H4057 of Ziph^H2128 in a wood.^H2793

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1Sa 23:16 - And^H6965^➔ Jonathan^H3083 Saul's^H7586 son^H1121 arose,^➔^H6965 and went^H3212 to^H413 David^H1732 into the wood,^H2793 and strengthened^H2388 his hand^H3027 in God.^H430

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1Sa 23:17 - And he said^H559 unto him,^H413 Fear^H3372 not:^H408 for^H3588 the hand^H3027 of Saul^H7586 my father^H1 shall^H4672^➔ not^H3808 find thee;^➔^H4672 and thou^H859 shalt be king^H4427 over^H5921 Israel,^H3478 and I^H595 shall be^H1961 next^H4932 unto thee; and^H1571^➔ that^H3651 also^➔^H1571 Saul^H7586 my father^H1 knoweth.^H3045

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1Sa 23:18 - And^H3772^➔ they two^H8147 made^➔^H3772 a covenant^H1285 before^H6440 the LORD:^H3068 and^H3427^➔ David^H1732 abode^➔^H3427 in the wood,^H2793 and Jonathan^H3083 went^H1980 to his house.^H1004

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1Sa 23:19 - Then came up^H5927 the Ziphites^H2130 to^H413 Saul^H7586 to Gibeah,^H1390 saying,^H559 Doth^H5641^➔ not^H3808 David^H1732 hide himself^➔^H5641 with us^H5973 in strong holds^H4679 in the wood,^H2793 in the hill^H1389 of Hachilah,^H2444 which^H834 is on the south^H3225 of Jeshimon?^H3452

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1Sa 23:20 - Now therefore,^H6258 O king,^H4428 come down^H3381 according to all^H3605 the desire^H185 of thy soul^H5315 to come down;^H3381 and our part shall be to deliver him^H5462 into^H3027^➔ the king's^H4428 hand.^➔^H3027

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1Sa 23:21 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said,^➔^H559 Blessed^H1288 be ye^H859 of the LORD;^H3068 for^H3588 ye have compassion^H2550 on me.^H5921

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1Sa 23:22 - Go,^H3212 I pray you,^H4994 prepare^H3559 yet,^H5750 and know^H3045 and see^H7200 his place^H4725 where^H834 his haunt^H7272 is,^H1961 and who^H4310 hath seen him^H7200 there:^H8033 for^H3588 it is told^H559 me^H413 that he^H1931 dealeth^H6191^➔ very^H6191 subtilly.^➔^H6191

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1Sa 23:23 - See therefore,^H7200 and take knowledge^H3045 of all^H3605 the lurking places^H4224 where^H834 he hideth himself,^H2244 and come ye again^H7725 to me^H413 with^H413 the certainty,^H3559 and I will go^H1980 with you:^H854 and it shall come to pass,^H1961 if^H518 he be^H3426 in the land,^H776 that I will search^H2664^➔ him^H853 out^➔^H2664 throughout all^H3605 the thousands^H505 of Judah.^H3063

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1Sa 23:24 - And they arose,^H6965 and went^H3212 to Ziph^H2128 before^H6440 Saul:^H7586 but David^H1732 and his men^H376 were in the wilderness^H4057 of Maon,^H4584 in the plain^H6160 on^H413 the south^H3225 of Jeshimon.^H3452

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1Sa 23:25 - Saul^H7586 also^H3212^➔ and his men^H376 went^➔^H3212 to seek^H1245 him. And they told^H5046 David:^H1732 wherefore he came down^H3381 into a rock,^H5553 and abode^H3427 in the wilderness^H4057 of Maon.^H4584 And when^H8085^➔ Saul^H7586 heard^➔^H8085 that, he pursued^H7291 after^H310 David^H1732 in the wilderness^H4057 of Maon.^H4584

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1Sa 23:26 - And^H3212^➔ Saul^H7586 went^➔^H3212 on^H6654^➔ this^H2088 side^➔^H6654 of the mountain,^H2022 and David^H1732 and his men^H376 on^H6654^➔ that^H2088 side^➔^H6654 of the mountain:^H2022 and^H1961^➔ David^H1732 made^➔^H1961 haste^H2648 to get away^H3212 for fear^H6440 of Saul;^H7586 for Saul^H7586 and his men^H376 compassed^H5849^➔ David^H1732 and^H413 his men^H376 round^➔^H5849 about^H413 to take them.^H8610

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1Sa 23:27 - But^H4397^➔ there came^H935 a messenger^➔^H4397 unto^H413 Saul,^H7586 saying,^H559 Haste thee,^H4116 and come;^H3212 for^H3588 the Philistines^H6430 have invaded^H6584 the land.^H776

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1Sa 23:28 - Wherefore^H7725^➔ Saul^H7586 returned^➔^H7725 from pursuing^H7291 after^H310 David,^H1732 and went^H3212 against^H7122 the Philistines:^H6430 therefore^H5921^H3651 they called^H7121 that^H1931 place^H4725 Selahammahlekoth.^H5555

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1Sa 23:29 - And^H5927^➔ David^H1732 went up^➔^H5927 from thence,^H8033 and dwelt^H3427 in strong holds^H4679 at Engedi.^H5872

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