1 Samuel 26:4
David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.
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- Josh 2:1 : 1 Joshua Sends Spies into the Land Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them:“Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.
- Matt 10:16 : 16 Persecution of Disciples“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
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- 1 Sam 26:5-73 verses83%
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.”
7So David and Abishai approached the army at night and found Saul lying asleep in the entrenchment with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. Abner and the army were lying all around him.
- 1 Sam 26:1-33 verses81%
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,
- 1 Sam 23:13-153 verses77%
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.
- 1 Sam 23:22-276 verses75%
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.
27But a messenger came to Saul saying,“Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
- 1 Sam 23:7-104 verses75%
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.
9When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest,“Bring the ephod!”
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.
- 1 Sam 24:1-44 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.
4David’s men said to him,“This is the day about which the LORD said to you,‘I will give your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems appropriate to you.’” So David got up and quietly cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.
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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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31When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.
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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.
- 2 Sam 3:25-262 verses73%
25You know Abner the son of Ner! Surely he came here to spy on you and to determine when you leave and when you return and to discover everything that you are doing!”
26Then Joab left David and sent messengers after Abner. They brought him back from the well of Sirah.(But David was not aware of it.)
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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.
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17When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied,“Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.”
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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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4When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.
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3David asked him,“Where are you coming from?” He replied,“I have escaped from the camp of Israel.”
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5On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants.
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15Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying,“Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.”
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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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24When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,
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15When Saul saw how very successful he was, he was afraid of him.
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1The Witch of Endor In those days the Philistines gathered their troops for war in order to fight Israel. Achish said to David,“You should fully understand that you and your men must go with me into the battle.”
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19Then 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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7David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down the road.
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22David replied,“Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.
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4The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
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19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said,“Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep.”
- 1 Sam 19:18-192 verses71%
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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10Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.
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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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5David said to the young man who was telling him this,“How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
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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.