23:1 Then they told 5046 8686 David 1732, saying 559 8800, Behold, the Philistines 6430 fight 3898 8737 against Keilah 7084, and they rob 8154 8802 the threshingfloors 1637.

23:2 Therefore David 1732 enquired 7592 8799 of the LORD 3068, saying 559 8800, Shall I go 3212 8799 and smite 5221 8689 these Philistines 6430? And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto David 1732, Go 3212 8798, and smite 5221 8689 the Philistines 6430, and save 3467 8689 Keilah 7084.

23:3 And David's 1732 men 582 said 559 8799 unto him, Behold, we be afraid 3373 here in Judah 3063: how much more then if we come 3212 8799 to Keilah 7084 against the armies 4634 of the Philistines 6430?

23:4 Then David 1732 enquired 7592 8800 of the LORD 3068 yet again 3254 8686. And the LORD 3068 answered 6030 8799 him and said 559 8799, Arise 6965 8798, go down 3381 8798 to Keilah 7084; for I will deliver 5414 8802 the Philistines 6430 into thine hand 3027.

23:5 So David 1732 and his men 582 went 3212 8799 to Keilah 7084, and fought 3898 8735 with the Philistines 6430, and brought away 5090 8799 their cattle 4735, and smote 5221 8686 them with a great 1419 slaughter 4347. So David 1732 saved 3467 8686 the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Keilah 7084.

23:6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar 54 the son 1121 of Ahimelech 288 fled 1272 8800 to David 1732 to Keilah 7084, [that] he came down 3381 8804 [with] an ephod 646 in his hand 3027.

23:7 And it was told 5046 8714 Saul 7586 that David 1732 was come 935 8804 to Keilah 7084. And Saul 7586 said 559 8799, God 430 hath delivered 5234 8765 him into mine hand 3027; for he is shut in 5462 8738, by entering 935 8800 into a town 5892 that hath gates 1817 and bars 1280.

23:8 And Saul 7586 called 8085 0 all the people 5971 together 8085 8762 to war 4421, to go down 3381 8800 to Keilah 7084, to besiege 6696 8800 David 1732 and his men 582.

23:9 And David 1732 knew 3045 8799 that Saul 7586 secretly practised 2790 8688 mischief 7451 against him; and he said 559 8799 to Abiathar 54 the priest 3548, Bring hither 5066 8685 the ephod 646.

23:10 Then said 559 8799 David 1732, O LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, thy servant 5650 hath certainly 8085 8800 heard 8085 8804 that Saul 7586 seeketh 1245 8764 to come 935 8800 to Keilah 7084, to destroy 7843 8763 the city 5892 for my sake.

23:11 Will the men 1167 of Keilah 7084 deliver me up 5462 8686 into his hand 3027? will Saul 7586 come down 3381 8799, as thy servant 5650 hath heard 8085 8804? O LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, I beseech thee, tell 5046 8685 thy servant 5650. And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799, He will come down 3381 8799.

23:12 Then said 559 8799 David 1732, Will the men 1167 of Keilah 7084 deliver 5462 8686 me and my men 582 into the hand 3027 of Saul 7586? And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799, They will deliver [thee] up 5462 8686.(deliver: Heb. shut up)

23:13 Then David 1732 and his men 582, [which were] about six 8337 hundred 3967 376, arose 6965 8799 and departed 3318 8799 out of Keilah 7084, and went 1980 8691 whithersoever 834 they could go 1980 8691. And it was told 5046 8717 Saul 7586 that David 1732 was escaped 4422 8738 from Keilah 7084; and he forbare 2308 8799 to go forth 3318 8800.

23:14 And David 1732 abode 3427 8799 in the wilderness 4057 in strong holds 4679, and remained 3427 8799 in a mountain 2022 in the wilderness 4057 of Ziph 2128. And Saul 7586 sought 1245 8762 him every day 3117, but God 430 delivered 5414 8804 him not into his hand 3027.

23:15 And David 1732 saw 7200 8799 that Saul 7586 was come out 3318 8804 to seek 1245 8763 his life 5315: and David 1732 [was] in the wilderness 4057 of Ziph 2128 in a wood 2793.

23:16 And Jonathan 3083 Saul's 7586 son 1121 arose 6965 8799, and went 3212 8799 to David 1732 into the wood 2793, and strengthened 2388 8762 his hand 3027 in God 430.

23:17 And he said 559 8799 unto him, Fear 3372 8799 not: for the hand 3027 of Saul 7586 my father 1 shall not find 4672 8799 thee; and thou shalt be king 4427 8799 over Israel 3478, and I shall be next 4932 unto thee; and that also Saul 7586 my father 1 knoweth 3045 8802.

23:18 And they two 8147 made 3772 8799 a covenant 1285 before 6440 the LORD 3068: and David 1732 abode 3427 8799 in the wood 2793, and Jonathan 3083 went 1980 8804 to his house 1004.

23:19 Then came up 5927 8799 the Ziphites 2130 to Saul 7586 to Gibeah 1390, saying 559 8800, Doth not David 1732 hide 5641 8693 himself with us in strong holds 4679 in the wood 2793, in the hill 1389 of Hachilah 2444, which [is] on the south 3225 of Jeshimon 3452?(on…: Heb. on the right hand)(Jeshimon: or, the wilderness)

23:20 Now therefore, O king 4428, come down 3381 8798 according to all the desire 185 of thy soul 5315 to come down 3381 8800; and our part [shall be] to deliver 5462 8687 him into the king's 4428 hand 3027.

23:21 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799, Blessed 1288 8803 [be] ye of the LORD 3068; for ye have compassion 2550 8804 on me.

23:22 Go 3212 8798, I pray you, prepare 3559 8685 yet, and know 3045 8798 and see 7200 8798 his place 4725 where his haunt 7272 is, [and] who hath seen 7200 8804 him there: for it is told 559 8804 me [that] he dealeth very 6191 8800 subtilly 6191 8686.(haunt…: Heb. foot shall be)

23:23 See 7200 8798 therefore, and take knowledge 3045 8798 of all the lurking places 4224 where he hideth 2244 8691 himself, and come ye again 7725 8804 to me with the certainty 3559 8737, and I will go 1980 8804 with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be 3426 in the land 776, that I will search 2664 8765 him out throughout all the thousands 505 of Judah 3063.

23:24 And they arose 6965 8799, and went 3212 8799 to Ziph 2128 before 6440 Saul 7586: but David 1732 and his men 582 [were] in the wilderness 4057 of Maon 4584, in the plain 6160 on the south 3225 of Jeshimon 3452.

23:25 Saul 7586 also and his men 582 went 3212 8799 to seek 1245 8763 [him]. And they told 5046 8686 David 1732: wherefore he came down 3381 8799 into a rock 5553, and abode 3427 8799 in the wilderness 4057 of Maon 4584. And when Saul 7586 heard 8085 8799 [that], he pursued 7291 8799 after 310 David 1732 in the wilderness 4057 of Maon 4584.(into…: or, from the rock)

23:26 And Saul 7586 went 3212 8799 on this side 6654 of the mountain 2022, and David 1732 and his men 582 on that side 6654 of the mountain 2022: and David 1732 made haste 2648 8737 to get away 3212 8800 for fear 6440 of Saul 7586; for Saul 7586 and his men 582 compassed 5849 0 David 1732 and his men 582 round about 5849 8802 to take 8610 8800 them.

23:27 But there came 935 8804 a messenger 4397 unto Saul 7586, saying 559 8800, Haste 4116 8761 thee, and come 3212 8798; for the Philistines 6430 have invaded 6584 8804 the land 776.(invaded…: Heb. spread themselves upon, etc)

23:28 Wherefore Saul 7586 returned 7725 8799 from pursuing 7291 8800 after 310 David 1732, and went 3212 8799 against 7125 8800 the Philistines 6430: therefore they called 7121 8804 that place 4725 Selahammahlekoth 5555.(Selahammahlekoth: that is, The rock of divisions)

23:29 And David 1732 went up 5927 8799 from thence, and dwelt 3427 8799 in strong holds 4679 at Engedi 5872.

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