1 Samuel 23

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