1 Samuel 23

KJV_Strongs(i)
  1 H5046 Then they told [H8686]   H1732 David H559 , saying [H8800]   H6430 , Behold, the Philistines H3898 fight [H8737]   H7084 against Keilah H8154 , and they rob [H8802]   H1637 the threshingfloors.
  2 H1732 Therefore David H7592 enquired [H8799]   H3068 of the LORD H559 , saying [H8800]   H3212 , Shall I go [H8799]   H5221 and smite [H8689]   H6430 these Philistines H3068 ? And the LORD H559 said [H8799]   H1732 unto David H3212 , Go [H8798]   H5221 , and smite [H8689]   H6430 the Philistines H3467 , and save [H8689]   H7084 Keilah.
  3 H1732 And David's H582 men H559 said [H8799]   H3373 unto him, Behold, we be afraid H3063 here in Judah H3212 : how much more then if we come [H8799]   H7084 to Keilah H4634 against the armies H6430 of the Philistines?
  4 H1732 Then David H7592 enquired [H8800]   H3068 of the LORD H3254 yet again [H8686]   H3068 . And the LORD H6030 answered [H8799]   H559 him and said [H8799]   H6965 , Arise [H8798]   H3381 , go down [H8798]   H7084 to Keilah H5414 ; for I will deliver [H8802]   H6430 the Philistines H3027 into thine hand.
  5 H1732 So David H582 and his men H3212 went [H8799]   H7084 to Keilah H3898 , and fought [H8735]   H6430 with the Philistines H5090 , and brought away [H8799]   H4735 their cattle H5221 , and smote [H8686]   H1419 them with a great H4347 slaughter H1732 . So David H3467 saved [H8686]   H3427 the inhabitants [H8802]   H7084 of Keilah.
  6 H54 And it came to pass, when Abiathar H1121 the son H288 of Ahimelech H1272 fled [H8800]   H1732 to David H7084 to Keilah H3381 , that he came down [H8804]   H646 with an ephod H3027 in his hand.
  7 H5046 And it was told [H8714]   H7586 Saul H1732 that David H935 was come [H8804]   H7084 to Keilah H7586 . And Saul H559 said [H8799]   H430 , God H5234 hath delivered [H8765]   H3027 him into mine hand H5462 ; for he is shut in [H8738]   H935 , by entering [H8800]   H5892 into a town H1817 that hath gates H1280 and bars.
  8 H7586 And Saul H8085 called H5971 all the people H8085 together [H8762]   H4421 to war H3381 , to go down [H8800]   H7084 to Keilah H6696 , to besiege [H8800]   H1732 David H582 and his men.
  9 H1732 And David H3045 knew [H8799]   H7586 that Saul H2790 secretly practised [H8688]   H7451 mischief H559 against him; and he said [H8799]   H54 to Abiathar H3548 the priest H5066 , Bring hither [H8685]   H646 the ephod.
  10 H559 Then said [H8799]   H1732 David H3068 , O LORD H430 God H3478 of Israel H5650 , thy servant H8085 hath certainly [H8800]   H8085 heard [H8804]   H7586 that Saul H1245 seeketh [H8764]   H935 to come [H8800]   H7084 to Keilah H7843 , to destroy [H8763]   H5892 the city for my sake.
  11 H1167 Will the men H7084 of Keilah H5462 deliver me up [H8686]   H3027 into his hand H7586 ? will Saul H3381 come down [H8799]   H5650 , as thy servant H8085 hath heard [H8804]   H3068 ? O LORD H430 God H3478 of Israel H5046 , I beseech thee, tell [H8685]   H5650 thy servant H3068 . And the LORD H559 said [H8799]   H3381 , He will come down [H8799]  .
  12 H559 Then said [H8799]   H1732 David H1167 , Will the men H7084 of Keilah H5462 deliver [H8686]   H582 me and my men H3027 into the hand H7586 of Saul H3068 ? And the LORD H559 said [H8799]   H5462 , They will deliver thee up [H8686]  .
  13 H1732 Then David H582 and his men H8337 , which were about six H3967 hundred H376   H6965 , arose [H8799]   H3318 and departed [H8799]   H7084 out of Keilah H1980 , and went [H8691]   H834 whithersoever H1980 they could go [H8691]   H5046 . And it was told [H8717]   H7586 Saul H1732 that David H4422 was escaped [H8738]   H7084 from Keilah H2308 ; and he forbare [H8799]   H3318 to go forth [H8800]  .
  14 H1732 And David H3427 abode [H8799]   H4057 in the wilderness H4679 in strong holds H3427 , and remained [H8799]   H2022 in a mountain H4057 in the wilderness H2128 of Ziph H7586 . And Saul H1245 sought [H8762]   H3117 him every day H430 , but God H5414 delivered [H8804]   H3027 him not into his hand.
  15 H1732 And David H7200 saw [H8799]   H7586 that Saul H3318 was come out [H8804]   H1245 to seek [H8763]   H5315 his life H1732 : and David H4057 was in the wilderness H2128 of Ziph H2793 in a wood.
  16 H3083 And Jonathan H7586 Saul's H1121 son H6965 arose [H8799]   H3212 , and went [H8799]   H1732 to David H2793 into the wood H2388 , and strengthened [H8762]   H3027 his hand H430 in God.
  17 H559 And he said [H8799]   H3372 unto him, Fear [H8799]   H3027 not: for the hand H7586 of Saul H1 my father H4672 shall not find [H8799]   H4427 thee; and thou shalt be king [H8799]   H3478 over Israel H4932 , and I shall be next H7586 unto thee; and that also Saul H1 my father H3045 knoweth [H8802]  .
  18 H8147 And they two H3772 made [H8799]   H1285 a covenant H6440 before H3068 the LORD H1732 : and David H3427 abode [H8799]   H2793 in the wood H3083 , and Jonathan H1980 went [H8804]   H1004 to his house.
  19 H5927 Then came up [H8799]   H2130 the Ziphites H7586 to Saul H1390 to Gibeah H559 , saying [H8800]   H1732 , Doth not David H5641 hide [H8693]   H4679 himself with us in strong holds H2793 in the wood H1389 , in the hill H2444 of Hachilah H3225 , which is on the south H3452 of Jeshimon?
  20 H4428 Now therefore, O king H3381 , come down [H8798]   H185 according to all the desire H5315 of thy soul H3381 to come down [H8800]   H5462 ; and our part shall be to deliver [H8687]   H4428 him into the king's H3027 hand.
  21 H7586 And Saul H559 said [H8799]   H1288 , Blessed [H8803]   H3068 be ye of the LORD H2550 ; for ye have compassion [H8804]   on me.
  22 H3212 Go [H8798]   H3559 , I pray you, prepare [H8685]   H3045 yet, and know [H8798]   H7200 and see [H8798]   H4725 his place H7272 where his haunt H7200 is, and who hath seen [H8804]   H559 him there: for it is told [H8804]   H6191 me that he dealeth very [H8800]   H6191 subtilly [H8686]  .
  23 H7200 See [H8798]   H3045 therefore, and take knowledge [H8798]   H4224 of all the lurking places H2244 where he hideth [H8691]   H7725 himself, and come ye again [H8804]   H3559 to me with the certainty [H8737]   H1980 , and I will go [H8804]   H3426 with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be H776 in the land H2664 , that I will search [H8765]   H505 him out throughout all the thousands H3063 of Judah.
  24 H6965 And they arose [H8799]   H3212 , and went [H8799]   H2128 to Ziph H6440 before H7586 Saul H1732 : but David H582 and his men H4057 were in the wilderness H4584 of Maon H6160 , in the plain H3225 on the south H3452 of Jeshimon.
  25 H7586 Saul H582 also and his men H3212 went [H8799]   H1245 to seek [H8763]   H5046 him . And they told [H8686]   H1732 David H3381 : wherefore he came down [H8799]   H5553 into a rock H3427 , and abode [H8799]   H4057 in the wilderness H4584 of Maon H7586 . And when Saul H8085 heard [H8799]   H7291 that, he pursued [H8799]   H310 after H1732 David H4057 in the wilderness H4584 of Maon.
  26 H7586 And Saul H3212 went [H8799]   H6654 on this side H2022 of the mountain H1732 , and David H582 and his men H6654 on that side H2022 of the mountain H1732 : and David H2648 made haste [H8737]   H3212 to get away [H8800]   H6440 for fear H7586 of Saul H7586 ; for Saul H582 and his men H5849 compassed H1732 David H582 and his men H5849 round about [H8802]   H8610 to take [H8800]   them.
  27 H935 But there came [H8804]   H4397 a messenger H7586 unto Saul H559 , saying [H8800]   H4116 , Haste [H8761]   H3212 thee, and come [H8798]   H6430 ; for the Philistines H6584 have invaded [H8804]   H776 the land.
  28 H7586 Wherefore Saul H7725 returned [H8799]   H7291 from pursuing [H8800]   H310 after H1732 David H3212 , and went [H8799]   H7125 against [H8800]   H6430 the Philistines H7121 : therefore they called [H8804]   H4725 that place H5555 Selahammahlekoth.
  29 H1732 And David H5927 went up [H8799]   H3427 from thence, and dwelt [H8799]   H4679 in strong holds H5872 at Engedi.
ERV(i) 1 And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors. 2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. 3 And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? 4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 5 And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew therewith a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. 7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. 8 And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. 9 And David knew that Saul devised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. 10 Then said David, O LORD, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up. 13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth. 14 And David abode in the wilderness in the strong holds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood. 16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth. 18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert? 20 Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king’s hand. 21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have had compassion on me. 22 Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, [and] who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. 23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me of a certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah. 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert. 25 And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. 26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. 27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land. 28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. 29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strong holds of En-gedi.