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1 Samuel 23 (WEBP)

[1] David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”
[2] Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” Yahweh said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
[3] David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
[4] Then David inquired of Yahweh yet again. Yahweh answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
[5] David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
[6] When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
[7] Saul was told that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.”
[8] Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
[9] David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
[10] Then David said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
[11] Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” Yahweh said, “He will come down.”
[12] Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” Yahweh said, “They will deliver you up.”
[13] Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.
[14] David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn’t deliver him into his hand.
[15] David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the woods.
[16] Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
[17] He said to him, “Don’t be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father won’t find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”
[18] They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.
[19] Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
[20] Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.”
[21] Saul said, “You are blessed by Yahweh, for you have had compassion on me.
[22] Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning.
[23] See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself; and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you. It shall happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
[24] They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
[25] Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
[26] Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul, for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take 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 against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
[29] David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

1 Samuel 23:28 “Sela Hammahlekoth” means “rock of parting”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 23 (KJVS)

[1] Then they told () David, saying, () Behold, the Philistines fight () against Keilah, and they rob () the threshingfloors.
[2] Therefore David enquired () of the Lord, saying, () Shall I go () and smite () these Philistines? And the Lord said () unto David, Go, () and smite () the Philistines, and save () Keilah.
[3] And David’s men said () unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come () to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
[4] Then David enquired () of the Lord yet again. () And the Lord answered () him and said, () Arise, () go down () to Keilah; for I will deliver () the Philistines into thine hand.
[5] So David and his men went () to Keilah, and fought () with the Philistines, and brought away () their cattle, and smote () them with a great slaughter. So David saved () the inhabitants () of Keilah.
[6] And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled () to David to Keilah, that he came down () with an ephod in his hand.
[7] And it was told () Saul that David was come () to Keilah. And Saul said, () God hath delivered () him into mine hand; for he is shut in, () by entering () into a town that hath gates and bars.
[8] And Saul called all the people together () to war, to go down () to Keilah, to besiege () David and his men.
[9] And David knew () that Saul secretly practised () mischief against him; and he said () to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither () the ephod.
[10] Then said () David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly () heard () that Saul seeketh () to come () to Keilah, to destroy () the city for my sake.
[11] Will the men of Keilah deliver me up () into his hand? will Saul come down, () as thy servant hath heard? () O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell () thy servant. And the Lord said, () He will come down. ()
[12] Then said () David, Will the men of Keilah deliver () me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, () They will deliver thee up. ()
[13] Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose () and departed () out of Keilah, and went () whithersoever they could go. () And it was told () Saul that David was escaped () from Keilah; and he forbare () to go forth. ()
[14] And David abode () in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained () in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought () him every day, but God delivered () him not into his hand.
[15] And David saw () that Saul was come out () to seek () his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
[16] And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, () and went () to David into the wood, and strengthened () his hand in God.
[17] And he said () unto him, Fear () not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find () thee; and thou shalt be king () over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth. ()
[18] And they two made () a covenant before the Lord: and David abode () in the wood, and Jonathan went () to his house.
[19] Then came up () the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, () Doth not David hide () himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
[20] Now therefore, O king, come down () according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; () and our part shall be to deliver () him into the king’s hand.
[21] And Saul said, () Blessed () be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion () on me.
[22] Go, () I pray you, prepare () yet, and know () and see () his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen () him there: for it is told () me that he dealeth very () subtilly. ()
[23] See () therefore, and take knowledge () of all the lurking places where he hideth () himself, and come ye again () to me with the certainty, () and I will go () with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search () him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
[24] And they arose, () and went () to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
[25] Saul also and his men went () to seek () him. And they told () David: wherefore he came down () into a rock, and abode () in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard () that, he pursued () after David in the wilderness of Maon.
[26] And Saul went () on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste () to get away () for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about () to take () them.
[27] But there came () a messenger unto Saul, saying, () Haste () thee, and come; () for the Philistines have invaded () the land.
[28] Wherefore Saul returned () from pursuing () after David, and went () against () the Philistines: therefore they called () that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
[29] And David went up () from thence, and dwelt () in strong holds at En-gedi.

1 Samuel 23:12 Heb. shut up
1 Samuel 23:19a Heb. on the right hand
1 Samuel 23:19b Or, the wilderness?
1 Samuel 23:22 Heb. foot shall be
1 Samuel 23:27 Heb. spread themselves upon, etc
1 Samuel 23:28 That is, the rock of divisions

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 23 (BYZ)

[1] και απηγγελη τω δαυιδ λεγοντες ιδου οι αλλοφυλοι πολεμουσιν εν τη κειλα και αυτοι διαρπαζουσιν καταπατουσιν τους αλω
[2] και επηρωτησεν δαυιδ δια του κυριου λεγων ει πορευθω και παταξω τους αλλοφυλους τουτους και ειπεν κυριος πορευου και παταξεις εν τοις αλλοφυλοις τουτοις και σωσεις την κειλα
[3] και ειπαν οι ανδρες του δαυιδ προς αυτον ιδου ημεις ενταυθα εν τη ιουδαια φοβουμεθα και πως εσται εαν πορευθωμεν εις κειλα εις τα σκυλα των αλλοφυλων εισπορευσομεθα
[4] και προσεθετο δαυιδ ερωτησαι ετι δια του κυριου και απεκριθη αυτω κυριος και ειπεν προς αυτον αναστηθι και καταβηθι εις κειλα οτι εγω παραδιδωμι τους αλλοφυλους εις χειρας σου
[5] και επορευθη δαυιδ και οι ανδρες οι μετ αυτου εις κειλα και επολεμησεν εν τοις αλλοφυλοις και εφυγον εκ προσωπου αυτου και απηγαγεν τα κτηνη αυτων και επαταξεν εν αυτοις πληγην μεγαλην και εσωσεν δαυιδ τους κατοικουντας κειλα
[6] και εγενετο εν τω φυγειν αβιαθαρ υιον αβιμελεχ προς δαυιδ και αυτος μετα δαυιδ εις κειλα κατεβη εχων εφουδ εν τη χειρι αυτου
[7] και απηγγελη τω σαουλ οτι ηκει δαυιδ εις κειλα και ειπεν σαουλ πεπρακεν αυτον ο θεος εις χειρας μου οτι αποκεκλεισται εισελθων εις πολιν θυρων και μοχλων
[8] και παρηγγειλεν σαουλ παντι τω λαω εις πολεμον καταβαινειν εις κειλα συνεχειν τον δαυιδ και τους ανδρας αυτου
[9] και εγνω δαυιδ οτι ου παρασιωπα σαουλ περι αυτου την κακιαν και ειπεν δαυιδ προς αβιαθαρ τον ιερεα προσαγαγε το εφουδ κυριου
[10] και ειπεν δαυιδ κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ ακουων ακηκοεν ο δουλος σου οτι ζητει σαουλ ελθειν επι κειλα διαφθειραι την πολιν δι εμε
[11] ει αποκλεισθησεται και νυν ει καταβησεται σαουλ καθως ηκουσεν ο δουλος σου κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ απαγγειλον τω δουλω σου και ειπεν κυριος αποκλεισθησεται …
[13] και ανεστη δαυιδ και οι ανδρες οι μετ αυτου ως τετρακοσιοι και εξηλθον εκ κειλα και επορευοντο ου εαν επορευθησαν και τω σαουλ απηγγελη οτι διασεσωται δαυιδ εκ κειλα και ανηκεν του εξελθειν
[14] και εκαθισεν δαυιδ εν τη ερημω εν μασερεμ εν τοις στενοις και εκαθητο εν τη ερημω εν τω ορει ζιφ εν τη γη τη αυχμωδει και εζητει αυτον σαουλ πασας τας ημερας και ου παρεδωκεν αυτον κυριος εις τας χειρας αυτου
[15] και ειδεν δαυιδ οτι εξερχεται σαουλ του ζητειν τον δαυιδ και δαυιδ εν τω ορει τω αυχμωδει εν τη καινη ζιφ
[16] και ανεστη ιωναθαν υιος σαουλ και επορευθη προς δαυιδ εις καινην και εκραταιωσεν τας χειρας αυτου εν κυριω
[17] και ειπεν προς αυτον μη φοβου οτι ου μη ευρη σε η χειρ σαουλ του πατρος μου και συ βασιλευσεις επι ισραηλ και εγω εσομαι σοι εις δευτερον και σαουλ ο πατηρ μου οιδεν ουτως
[18] και διεθεντο αμφοτεροι διαθηκην ενωπιον κυριου και εκαθητο δαυιδ εν καινη και ιωναθαν απηλθεν εις οικον αυτου
[19] και ανεβησαν οι ζιφαιοι εκ της αυχμωδους προς σαουλ επι τον βουνον λεγοντες ουκ ιδου δαυιδ κεκρυπται παρ ημιν εν μεσσαρα εν τοις στενοις εν τη καινη εν τω βουνω του εχελα του εκ δεξιων του ιεσσαιμουν
[20] και νυν παν το προς ψυχην του βασιλεως εις καταβασιν καταβαινετω προς ημας κεκλεικασιν αυτον εις τας χειρας του βασιλεως
[21] και ειπεν αυτοις σαουλ ευλογημενοι υμεις τω κυριω οτι επονεσατε περι εμου
[22] πορευθητε δη και ετοιμασατε ετι και γνωτε τον τοπον αυτου ου εσται ο πους αυτου εν ταχει εκει ου ειπατε μηποτε πανουργευσηται
[23] και ιδετε και γνωτε και πορευσομεθα μεθ υμων και εσται ει εστιν επι της γης και εξερευνησω αυτον εν πασαις χιλιασιν ιουδα
[24] και ανεστησαν οι ζιφαιοι και επορευθησαν εμπροσθεν σαουλ και δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εν τη ερημω τη μααν καθ εσπεραν εκ δεξιων του ιεσσαιμουν
[25] και επορευθη σαουλ και οι ανδρες αυτου ζητειν αυτον και απηγγειλαν τω δαυιδ και κατεβη εις την πετραν την εν τη ερημω μααν και ηκουσεν σαουλ και κατεδιωξεν οπισω δαυιδ εις την ερημον μααν
[26] και πορευονται σαουλ και οι ανδρες αυτου εκ μερους του ορους τουτου και ην δαυιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εκ μερους του ορους τουτου και ην δαυιδ σκεπαζομενος πορευεσθαι απο προσωπου σαουλ και σαουλ και οι ανδρες αυτου παρενεβαλον επι δαυιδ και τους ανδρας αυτου συλλαβειν αυτους
[27] και αγγελος προς σαουλ ηλθεν λεγων σπευδε και δευρο οτι επεθεντο οι αλλοφυλοι επι την γην
[28] και ανεστρεψεν σαουλ μη καταδιωκειν οπισω δαυιδ και επορευθη εις συναντησιν των αλλοφυλων δια τουτο επεκληθη ο τοπος εκεινος πετρα η μερισθεισα
[29] [24:1] και ανεβη δαυιδ εκειθεν και εκαθισεν εν τοις στενοις εγγαδδι