1 Samuel 24:3

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So Saul chose three thousand elite men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.

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  • Judg 3:24 : 24 After he was gone, the servants came and found the doors of the upper room locked. They said, 'He must be relieving himself in the cool inner room.'
  • Ps 57:1-9 : 1 To the chief musician: Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. 2 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for in You my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until calamities pass by. 3 I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes His purpose for me. 4 He will send help from heaven and save me; He reproaches those who pursue me. Selah. God will send His steadfast love and His faithfulness. 5 My soul is among lions; I lie down among fiery beasts, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongues are sharp swords. 6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth. 7 They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my path, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah. 8 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music. 9 Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 10 I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations. 11 For Your steadfast love is great up to the heavens, and Your faithfulness up to the clouds.
  • Ps 142:1-7 : 1 A contemplative poem of David, when he was in the cave, a prayer. 2 I cry out to the LORD with my voice; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. 3 I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my troubles to Him. 4 When my spirit grows faint within me, You know my path. In the way where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me. 5 Look to the right and see—no one recognizes me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul. 6 I cry to You, LORD; I say, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.' 7 Listen to my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
  • Ps 141:6 : 6 When their judges are thrown down from the cliffs, they will hear my words, for they are pleasant.

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  • 1 Sam 24:7-10
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    7He said to his men, 'The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, by raising my hand against him, for he is the LORD’s anointed.'

    8With these words, David restrained his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

    9David got up afterward, went out of the cave, and called after Saul, 'My lord the king!' When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage.

    10David said to Saul, 'Why do you listen to the words of men who say, "David seeks your harm"?'

  • 1 Sam 24:1-2
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    1David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.

    2When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, 'David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'

  • 1 Sam 26:1-7
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    1Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Isn't David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, which overlooks the wilderness?"

    2So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, taking three thousand select men of Israel with him to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.

    3Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which faces the wilderness along the road, while David stayed in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul had come into the wilderness after him,

    4David sent out spies and learned that Saul had definitely come.

    5Then David got up and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were lying down. Saul was lying inside the camp with the troops encamped around him.

    6David then answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai said, "I will go down with you."

    7So David and Abishai came to the troops by night, and there was Saul lying asleep in the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the troops were lying all around him.

  • 1 Sam 24:4-5
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    4He came to the sheepfolds along the way, and there was a cave. Saul went in to relieve himself, while David and his men were sitting in the innermost part of the cave.

    5David’s men said to him, 'This is the day the LORD spoke about when He said, "I will give your enemy into your hands, and you may do to him as you see fit."' Then David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
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    22Now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or destroy my name from my father's family.

  • 1 Sam 23:23-26
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    23Carefully identify all the hiding places where he could be staying and return to me with reliable information. Then I will come with you, and if he is indeed in the land, I will search for him among all the clans of Judah.

    24So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul, while David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain south of Jeshimon.

    25When Saul and his men began searching for him, David was told about it. He then went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard this, he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.

    26Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. But as Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

  • 1 Sam 22:1
    78%

    1David left from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there.

  • 1 Sam 23:12-15
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    12Then David said, 'Will the leaders of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?' The LORD replied, 'They will hand you over.'

    13So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and moved wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.

    14David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.

    15When David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life, he stayed in the Wilderness of Ziph, in the woods.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

  • 1 Sam 23:19
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    19The Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, 'Isn't David hiding among us in the strongholds in the woods, on the hill of Hachilah, south of Jeshimon?'

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10The priest replied, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it. There is no other here.' David said, 'There is none like it; give it to me.'

  • 1 Sam 26:12-13
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    12So David took the spear and the jar of water from near Saul's head, and they departed. No one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.

    13David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill at a distance, with a wide space between them.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
    74%

    1David said to himself, "One day I will perish at the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me throughout the territory of Israel, and I will be safe from him."

  • 1 Sam 22:6
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    6Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. Saul was seated in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the hill, spear in hand, with all his servants standing around him.

  • 1 Sam 13:6
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    6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a difficult situation and that the enemy was pressing them hard, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, pits, and cisterns.

  • 1 Sam 19:10
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    10Saul attempted to pin David to the wall with his spear, but David dodged, and the spear struck the wall. David fled and escaped that night.

  • 1 Sam 23:7-8
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    74%

    7Saul was informed that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a city with gates and bars."

    8So Saul summoned all the troops for battle to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • 1 Sam 19:18
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    18David fled and escaped. He went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.

  • 1 Sam 19:2
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    2Jonathan warned David, saying, "My father Saul is seeking to kill you. So please be on guard in the morning; find a safe hiding place and stay there.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
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    31When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 19:15
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    15Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, 'Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him.'

  • 1 Chr 11:15
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    15Three of the thirty chiefs went down to David at the rock by the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

  • 2 Sam 1:2
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    2On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he arrived before David, he fell to the ground and showed respect.

  • 1 Sam 27:4
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    4When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer pursued him.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5David went out and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul gave him command over the soldiers, and he was well-liked by everyone, including Saul’s officers.

  • 1 Sam 23:10
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    10David said, "LORD, God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city because of me.

  • 2 Sam 23:13
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    13During harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16May the LORD be our judge and decide between us. May He see and plead my case and vindicate me from your hand.

  • 1 Sam 17:34
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    34David said to Saul, 'Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,'

  • 1 Sam 23:3
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    3But David's men said to him, "We are afraid here in Judah. How much more if we go to Keilah to face the battle lines of the Philistines!"