So he left them with the king of Moab,(A) and they stayed with him as long as David was in the stronghold.

But the prophet Gad(B) said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.(C)

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So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

Now the prophet (A)Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.

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David Defeats the Philistines(A)

17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.(B)

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The Philistines Defeated(A)

17 (B)Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it (C)and went down to the stronghold.

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