NASB — 1 Samuel 23 — KJV

David Delivers Keilah

1 Then they told° David°, saying°, “Behold°, the Philistines° are fighting° against aKeilah° and are plundering° the threshing° floors°.” 2 So David° ainquired° of the LORD°, saying°, “Shall I go° and Iattack° these° Philistines°?” And the LORD° said° to David°, “Go° and Iattack° the Philistines° and deliver° Keilah°.” 3 But David’s° men° said° to him, “Behold°, we are afraid° here° in Judah°. How° much°° more°° then if° we go° to Keilah° against° the ranks° of the Philistines°?” 4 Then David° inquired° of the LORD° once°° more°°. And the LORD° answered° him and said°, “Arise°, go° down° to Keilah°, for aI will give° the Philistines° into your hand°.” 5 So David° and his men° went° to Keilah° and fought° with the Philistines°; and he led° away° their livestock° and struck° them with a great° slaughter°. Thus David° delivered° the inhabitants° of Keilah°.

[1] aJsh 15:44; Ne 3:17, 18
[2] ILit smite a1S 23:4, 6, 9-12; 2S 5:19, 23
[4] aJsh 8:7; Jg 7:7

6 ¶ Now it came° about, when Abiathar° the son° of Ahimelech° afled° to David° at Keilah°, [that] he came° down° [with] an ephod° in his hand°. 7 When it was told° Saul° that David° had come° to Keilah°, Saul° said°, “God° has Idelivered° him into my hand°, for he shut° himself in by entering° a city° with double gates° and bars°.” 8 So Saul° summoned° all° the people° for war°, to go° down° to Keilah° to besiege° David° and his men°. 9 Now David° knew° that Saul° was plotting° evil° against° him; so he said° to aAbiathar° the priest°, “bBring° the ephod° here°.” 10 Then David° said°, “O LORD° God° of Israel°, Your servant° has heard° for certain° that Saul° is seeking° to come° to Keilah° to destroy° the city° on my account°. 11 Will the men° of Keilah° surrender° me into his hand°? Will Saul° come° down° just° as Your servant° has heard°? O LORD° God° of Israel°, I pray°, tell° Your servant°.” And the LORD° said°, “He will come° down°.” 12 Then David° said°, “Will the men° of Keilah° surrender° me and my men° into the hand° of Saul°?” And the LORD° said°, “aThey will surrender° you.” 13 Then David° and his men°, aabout six° hundred°, arose° and departed° from Keilah°, and they went° bwherever° they could go°. When it was told° Saul° that David° had escaped° from Keilah°, he Igave° up the pursuit°. 14 David° stayed° in the wilderness° in the strongholds°, and remained° in the hill° country° in the wilderness° of aZiph°. And Saul° sought° him every° day°, but bGod° did not deliver° him into his hand°.

[6] a1S 22:20
[7] ILit alienated
[9] a1S 22:20 b1S 23:6; 30:7
[12] aJg 15:10-13; 1S 23:20
[13] ILit ceased going out a1S 22:2; 25:13 b2S 15:20
[14] aJsh 15:55; 2Ch 11:8 bPs 32:7

Saul Pursues David

15 ¶ Now David° Ibecame° aware° that Saul° had come° out to seek° his life° while David° was in the wilderness° of Ziph° at Horesh°. 16 And Jonathan°, Saul’s° son°, arose° and went° to David° at Horesh°, and Iaencouraged°° him in God°. 17 Thus he said° to him, “aDo not be afraid°, because° the hand° of Saul° my father° will not find° you, and you will be king° over° Israel° and I will be next° to you; and bSaul° my father° knows° that also°.” 18 So athe two° of them made° a covenant° before° the LORD°; and David° stayed° at Horesh° while Jonathan° went° to his house°.

[15] ILit saw
[16] ILit strengthened his hand a1S 30:6; Ne 2:18
[17] aPs 27:1, 3; 118:6; Is 54:17; He 13:6 b1S 20:31; 24:20
[18] a1S 18:3; 20:12-17, 42; 2S 9:1; 21:7

19 ¶ Then aZiphites° came° up to Saul° at Gibeah°, saying°, “Is David° not hiding° with us in the strongholds° at Horesh°, on bthe hill° of Hachilah°, which° is on the Isouth° of IIJeshimon°? 20 Now° then, O king°, come° down° according to all° the desire° of your soul° to Ido° so°; and aour part [shall be] to surrender° him into the king’s° hand°.” 21 Saul° said°, “May you be blessed° of the LORD°, afor you have had° compassion° on me. 22 Go° now°, make° more° sure°, and investigate° and see° his place° where°° his Ihaunt° is, [and] who° has seen° him there°; for I am told° that he is very° cunning°. 23 So look°, and learn° about° all° the hiding° places° where°° he hides° himself and return° to me with certainty°, and I will go° with you; and if° he is in the land°, I will search° him out among all° the thousands° of Judah°.”

[19] ILit right side IIOr the desert a1S 26:1; Ps 54: title b1S 26:3
[20] ILit come down a1S 23:12
[21] a1S 22:8
[22] ILit foot

24 ¶ Then they arose° and went° to Ziph° before° Saul°. Now David° and his men° were in the wilderness° of aMaon°, in the Arabah° to the Isouth° of IIJeshimon°. 25 When Saul° and his men° went° to seek° [him], they told° David°, and he came° down° to the rock° and stayed° in the wilderness° of Maon°. And when Saul° heard° [it], he pursued° David° in the wilderness° of Maon°. 26 Saul° went° on one° side° of the mountain°, and David° and his men° on the other° side° of the mountain°; and David° was hurrying° to get° away° from Saul°, for Saul° and his men° awere surrounding° David° and his men° to seize° them. 27 But a messenger° came° to Saul°, saying°, “Hurry° and come°, for the Philistines° have made° a raid° on the land°.” 28 So Saul° returned° from pursuing° David° and went° to meet° the Philistines°; therefore°° they called° that place° Ithe Rock° of Escape°. 29 IDavid° went° up from there° and stayed° in the strongholds° of aEngedi°.

[24] ILit right side IIOr the desert aJsh 15:55; 1S 25:2
[26] aPs 17:9
[28] IHeb Sela-hammahlekoth
[29] ICh 24:1 in Heb aJsh 15:62; 2Ch 20:2


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David, enquiring of the LORD by Abiathar, rescueth Keilah.

1 ¶ Then they toldºª David,º saying,ºª Behold,² the Philistinesº fightºª against Keilah,º and they² robºª² the threshingfloors.º 2 Therefore Davidº enquiredºª of the LORD,º saying,ºª Shall I go¹ª² and smiteºª these² Philistines?º And the LORDº saidºª unto² David,º Go,¹ª² and smiteºª the Philistines,º and saveºª² Keilah.º 3 And David'sº men¹² saidºª unto² him, Behold,² we² be afraid¹² here² in Judah:º how much² more then if² we come¹ª² to Keilahº against² the armiesº of the Philistines?º 4 Then Davidº enquiredºª of the LORDº yet² again.ºª And the LORDº answeredºª him and said,ºª Arise,ºª go downºª to Keilah;º for² I² will deliverºª² the Philistinesº into thine hand.º 5 So Davidº and his men¹² went¹ª² to Keilah,º and foughtºª with the Philistines,º and brought awayºª² their cattle,º and smoteºª them with a greatº slaughter.º So Davidº savedºª² the inhabitantsºª of Keilah.º 6 And it came to pass,² when Abiatharº the sonº of Ahimelechº fledºª to² Davidº to Keilah,º [that] he came downºª [with] an ephodº in his hand.º

[1] Lv 26:16; Dt 28:33, 51; Jsh 15:44; Jg 6:4, 11; Ne 3:17; Mi 6:15.
[2] Nu 27:21; Jsh 9:14; Jg 1:1; 1S 23:1, 4, 6, 9; 30:8; 2S 5:19, 23; 1Ch 14:10; Ps 32:8; Pv 3:5; Jr 10:23.
[3] 1S 23:15, 23, 26; Ps 11:1; Jr 12:5.
[4] Jsh 8:7; Jg 6:39; 7:7; 1S 28:6; 2S 5:19; 2K 3:18.
[6] Ex 28:30; 1S 14:3, 18, 36; 22:20.

God shewing him the coming of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, he escapeth from Keilah.

7 ¶ And it was toldºª Saulº that² Davidº was comeºª to Keilah.º And Saulº said,ºª Godº hath deliveredºª him into mine hand;º for² he is shut in,ºª by enteringºª into a townº that hath gatesº and bars.º 8 And Saulº calledºª² all² the peopleº together¹ª to war,º to go downºª to Keilah,º to besiegeºª² Davidº and his men.¹²

[7] Ex 14:3; 15:9; Jg 16:2; 1S 23:14; 24:4; 26:8; Jb 20:5; Ps 71:10; Lk 19:43.

9 ¶ And Davidº knewºª that² Saulº secretly practisedºª mischiefº against² him; and he saidºª to² Abiatharº the priest,º Bring hitherºª the ephod.º 10 Then saidºª David,º O LORDº Godº of Israel,º thy servantº hath certainly¹ª heardºª that² Saulº seekethºª to comeºª to² Keilah,º to destroyºª the cityº for my sake.² 11 Will the menº of Keilahº deliver me upºª into his hand?º will Saulº come down,ºª as² thy servantº hath heard?ºª O LORDº Godº of Israel,º I beseech thee,² tellºª thy servant.º And the LORDº said,ºª He will come down.ºª 12 Then saidºª David,º Will the menº of Keilahº deliverºª me and my men¹² into the handº of Saul?º And the LORDº said,ºª They will deliver [thee] up.ºª

[9] Nu 27:21; 1S 14:18; 23:6; 30:7; Jr 11:18; 33:3; Ac 9:24; 14:6; 23:16.
[10] Gn 18:24; 1S 22:19; 23:8; Es 3:6; Pv 28:15; Ro 3:15.
[11] Ps 50:15; Jr 33:3; Mt 7:7.
[12] 1S 23:7; Ps 31:8; 62:1; 118:8; Ec 9:14; Is 29:15; He 4:13.

13 ¶ Then Davidº and his men,¹² [which were] about sixº hundred,ºº aroseºª and departedºª out of Keilah,º² and wentºª whithersoeverº they could go.ºª And it was toldºª Saulº that² Davidº was escapedºª from Keilah;º² and he forbareºª to go forth.ºª

[13] 1S 22:2; 25:13; 30:9.

In Ziph Jonathan cometh and comforteth him.

14 And Davidº abodeºª in the wildernessº in strong holds,º and remainedºª in a mountainº in the wildernessº of Ziph.º And Saulº soughtºª him every² day,º but Godº deliveredºª him not² into his hand.º 15 And Davidº sawºª that² Saulº was come outºª to seekºª² his life:º and Davidº [was] in the wildernessº of Ziphº in a wood.º

[14] Jsh 15:24, 55; 1S 23:7; 27:1; Ps 11:1; 32:7; 37:32; 54:3; Pv 1:16; 4:16; 21:30; Jr 36:26; Ro 8:31; 2Ti 3:11; 4:17.
[15] Gn 44:30.

16 ¶ And Jonathanº Saul'sº sonº arose,ºª and went¹ª² to² Davidº into the wood,º and strengthenedºª² his handº in God.º 17 And he saidºª unto² him, Fearºª not:² for² the handº of Saulº my fatherº shall not² findºª thee; and thou² shalt be kingºª over² Israel,º and I² shall be² nextº unto thee; and that² also² Saulº my fatherº knoweth.ºª 18 And they twoº madeºª a covenantº beforeº the LORD:º and Davidº abodeºª in the wood,º and Jonathanº wentºª to his house.º

[16] Dt 3:28; Ne 2:18; Jb 4:3; 16:5; Pv 27:9, 17; Ec 4:9; Is 35:3; Ezk 13:22; Lk 22:32, 43; Ep 6:10; 2Ti 2:1; He 12:12.
[17] 1S 20:31; 24:20; Jb 5:11; Ps 27:1; 46:1; 91:1; Pv 14:26; 19:21; Is 41:10, 14; 54:17; Lk 12:32; Ac 5:39; 28:16; Ro 15:24; He 13:6.
[18] 1S 18:3; 20:12, 42; 2S 9:1; 21:7.

The Ziphites discover him to Saul.

19 ¶ Then came upºª the Ziphitesº to² Saulº to Gibeah,º saying,ºª Doth not² Davidº hide¹ª himself² with² us in strong holdsº in the wood,º in the hillº of Hachilah,º which² [is] on the southº² of Jeshimon?º 20 Now² therefore, O king,º come downºª according to all² the desireº of thy soulº to come down;ºª and our part [shall be] to deliverºª him into the king'sº hand.º 21 And Saulº said,ºª Blessedºª [be] ye² of the LORD;º for² ye have compassionºª on² me. 22 Go,¹ª² I pray you,² prepareºª yet,² and knowºª and seeºª² his placeº where² his hauntº is,² [and] who² hath seenºª him there:² for² it is toldºª² me [that] he² dealeth very¹ª subtilly.ºª 23 Seeºª therefore, and take knowledgeºª of all²² the lurking placesº where² he hideth¹ª himself,² and come ye againºª to² me with² the certainty,ºª and I will goºª with² you: and it shall come to pass,² if² he beº² in the land,º that I will search¹ª him out²² throughout all² the thousandsº of Judah.º 24 And they arose,ºª and went¹ª² to Ziphº beforeº Saul:º but Davidº and his men¹² [were] in the wildernessº of Maon,º in the plainº on² the southº of Jeshimon.º

[19] 1S 22:7; 26:1, 3; Ps 54:1, 3; Pv 29:12.
[20] Dt 18:6; 2S 3:21; 1K 21:11; 2K 10:5; Ps 54:3; 112:10; Pv 11:23; 29:26.
[21] Jg 17:2; 1S 22:8; Ps 10:3; Is 66:5; Mi 3:11.
[22] Jb 5:13.
[23] Nu 10:36; 2S 17:11; 1K 18:10; Pv 1:16; Mi 5:2; Mk 14:1, 10; Jn 18:2; Ro 3:15.
[24] Jsh 15:55; 1S 23:19; 25:2.

At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines.

25 Saulº also and his men¹² went¹ª² to seekºª [him]. And they toldºª David:º wherefore he came downºª into a rock,º and abodeºª in the wildernessº of Maon.º And when Saulº heardºª [that], he pursuedºª afterº Davidº in the wildernessº of Maon.º 26 And Saulº went¹ª² on this sideºº² of the mountain,º and Davidº and his men¹² on that sideºº² of the mountain:º and Davidº made hasteºª² to get away¹ª² for fear¹ of²² Saul;º for Saulº and his men¹² compassedºª² Davidº and his men¹² round about¹ª to takeºª them.

[25] Jg 15:8; 1S 23:28.
[26] 1S 19:12; 20:38; 2S 15:14; 17:21; 2Ch 20:12; Ps 17:9, 11; 22:12, 16; 31:22; 118:11; 140:1; 2Co 1:8; Rv 20:9.

27 ¶ But there cameºª a messengerº unto² Saul,º saying,ºª Hasteºª thee, and come;¹ª² for² the Philistinesº have invadedºª² the land.º 28 Wherefore Saulº returnedºª from pursuingºª² afterº David,º and went¹ª² againstºª the Philistines:º therefore²² they calledºª that² placeº Selahammahlekoth.º²²

[27] Gn 22:14; Dt 32:36; 2K 19:9; 1Ch 14:13; Ps 116:3; Rv 12:16.
[28] 1S 23:28.

He dwelleth at En-gedi.

29 ¶ And Davidº went upºª from thence,²² and dweltºª in strong holdsº at Engedi.º

[29] Gn 14:7; Jsh 15:62; 1S 24:1; 2Ch 20:2; Ps 63:1; So 1:14; Ezk 47:10.


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