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1 Samuel 23:15-17
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
1 Samuel 23:15-17
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
David Eludes Saul in the Wilderness
15 David was in the Wilderness of Ziph at Horesh when he learned that[a] Saul had come out to seek his life. 16 Saul’s son Jonathan set out and came to David at Horesh; there he strengthened his hand through the Lord.[b] 17 He said to him, ‘Do not be afraid; for the hand of my father Saul shall not find you; you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be second to you; my father Saul also knows that this is so.’
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- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or saw that
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1 Samuel 23:15-17
New International Version
1 Samuel 23:15-17
New International Version
15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that[a] Saul had come out to take his life.(A) 16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(B) in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king(C) over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or he was afraid because
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