1 Samuel 23:19
Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said,“Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?
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- 1 Sam 26:1 : 1 David Spares Saul’s Life Again The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said,“Isn’t David hiding on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon?”
- 1 Sam 26:3 : 3 Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him,
- Ps 54:1-7 : 1 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul:“David is hiding with us.” O God, deliver me by your name! Vindicate me by your power! 2 O God, listen to my prayer! Pay attention to what I say! 3 For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life.(Selah) 4 Look, God is my deliverer! The Lord is among those who support me. 5 May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them! 6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you! I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good! 7 Surely he rescues me from all trouble, and I triumph over my enemies.
- Prov 29:12 : 12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.
- 1 Sam 22:7-8 : 7 Saul said to his servants who were stationed around him,“Listen up, you Benjaminites! Is Jesse’s son giving fields and vineyards to all of you? Or is he making all of you commanders and officers? 8 For all of you have conspired against me! No one informs me when my own son makes an agreement with this son of Jesse! Not one of you feels sorry for me or informs me that my own son has commissioned my own servant to hide in ambush against me, as is the case today!”
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- 1 Sam 26:1-66 verses93%
1David Spares Saul’s Life Again The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said,“Isn’t David hiding on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon?”
2So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him,
4David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.
5So David set out and went to the place where Saul was camped. David saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general in command of his army, were sleeping. Now Saul was lying in the entrenchment, and the army was camped all around him.
6David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother,“Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” Abishai replied,“I will go down with you.”
- 1 Sam 23:10-167 verses85%
10Then David said,“O LORD God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.
11Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, please inform your servant!”Then the LORD said,“He will come down.”
12David asked,“Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The LORD said,“They will deliver you over.”
13So David and his men, who numbered about six hundred, set out and left Keilah; they moved around from one place to another. When told that David had escaped from Keilah, Saul called a halt to his expedition.
14David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.
15David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the wilderness of Ziph.
16Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.
- 1 Sam 23:22-265 verses83%
22Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely where he is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
23Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him among all the thousands of Judah.”
24So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the rift valley to the south of Jeshimon.
25Saul and his men went to look for him. But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
26Saul went on one side of the mountain, while David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, but Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men so they could capture them.
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20Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”
- 1 Sam 24:1-33 verses75%
1David Spares Saul’s Life(24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him,“Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”
2So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats.
3He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.
- 1 Sam 19:1-22 verses74%
1Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.
2So Jonathan told David,“My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.
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29(24:1) Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.
- 1 Sam 22:5-62 verses74%
5Then Gad the prophet said to David,“Don’t stay in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
6Saul Executes the Priests But Saul found out the whereabouts of David and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree at an elevated location with his spear in hand and all his servants stationed around him.
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18When the two of them had made a covenant before the LORD, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.
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9David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?
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1Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish.(They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.
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22David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.
- 1 Sam 19:18-192 verses72%
18Now David had run away and escaped. He went to Samuel in Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed at Naioth.
19It was reported to Saul saying,“David is at Naioth in Ramah.”
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5The cliff to the north was closer to Micmash, the one to the south closer to Geba.
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10So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.
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1David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”
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3But David’s men said to him,“We are afraid while we are still here in Judah! What will it be like if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
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6The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, and cisterns.
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16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.
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13Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them.
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17Conflict with the Philistines When the Philistines heard that David had been designated king over Israel, they all went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.
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8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
- 1 Sam 23:7-82 verses71%
7When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said,“God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates.”
8So Saul mustered all his army to go down to Keilah and besiege David and his men.
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13Saul said to him,“Why have you conspired against me, you and this son of Jesse? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God on his behalf, so that he opposes me and waits in ambush, as is the case today!”
- 1 Sam 14:1-22 verses71%
1Then one day Jonathan son of Saul said to his armor bearer,“Come on, let’s go over to the Philistine garrison that is opposite us.” But he did not let his father know.
2Now Saul was sitting under a pomegranate tree in Migron, on the outskirts of Gibeah. The army that was with him numbered about six hundred men.
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19On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.
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14David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
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15David said to him,“Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said,“Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”