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12 Then David asked, “Will the men of Ke‘ilah hand me and my men over to Sha’ul?” Adonai said, “They will hand you over.” 13 So David and his men, now around six hundred, got up, left Ke‘ilah and went wherever they could. It was told Sha’ul that David had escaped from Ke‘ilah, so he called off the expedition. 14 David stayed in the desert strongholds, remaining in the hills of the Zif Desert. Sha’ul kept trying to find him, but God did not hand him over to him.

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12 Again David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender(A) me and my men to Saul?”

And the Lord said, “They will.”

13 So David and his men,(B) about six hundred in number, left Keilah and kept moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.

14 David stayed in the wilderness(C) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.(D) Day after day Saul searched(E) for him, but God did not(F) give David into his hands.

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