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1 Samuel 23:12-14
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 23:12-14
International Standard Version
12 Then David said, “Will the people of Keilah hand me over to Saul?”[a]
The Lord said, “They’ll hand you over.” 13 David and his men, about 600 strong, got up and left Keilah. They moved around wherever they could go. Saul was advised that David had escaped from Keilah, so he stopped the campaign.[b]
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14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and he lived in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not let David[c] slip into Saul’s[d] control.
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- 1 Samuel 23:12 Lit. into Saul’s hand
- 1 Samuel 23:13 Lit. stopped going out
- 1 Samuel 23:14 Lit. him
- 1 Samuel 23:14 Lit. his
1 Samuel 23:12-14
New International Version
1 Samuel 23:12-14
New International Version
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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