1 Samuel 30:8

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David inquired of the LORD, saying,“Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?” He said to him,“Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!”

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  • 1 Sam 30:18 : 18 David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.
  • 1 Sam 23:2 : 2 So David asked the LORD,“Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The LORD said to David,“Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”
  • 2 Sam 5:19 : 19 So David asked the LORD,“Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD said to David,“March up, for I will indeed hand the Philistines over to you.”
  • 2 Sam 5:23 : 23 So David asked the LORD what he should do. This time the LORD said to him,“Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.
  • 1 Sam 23:4 : 4 So David asked the LORD once again. But again the LORD replied,“Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”
  • 1 Sam 23:10-12 : 10 Then 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. 11 Will 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.” 12 David asked,“Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The LORD said,“They will deliver you over.”
  • 1 Sam 28:6 : 6 So Saul inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him– not by dreams nor by Urim nor by the prophets.
  • Judg 20:23 : 23 The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening. They asked the LORD,“Should we again march out to fight the Benjaminites, our brothers?” The LORD said,“Attack them!”
  • Num 27:21 : 21 And he will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the decision of the Urim. At his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, he and all the Israelites with him, the whole community.”
  • Ps 50:15 : 15 Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
  • Ps 91:15 : 15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
  • Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. 6 Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
  • 1 Sam 14:37 : 37 So Saul asked God,“Should I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him that day.
  • Judg 20:18 : 18 The Israelites went up to Bethel and asked God,“Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” The LORD said,“Judah should lead.”
  • Judg 20:28 : 28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the LORD in those days),“Should we once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, or should we quit?” The LORD said,“Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them over to you.”
  • 1 Sam 28:15-16 : 15 Samuel said to Saul,“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied,“I am terribly troubled! The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He does not answer me anymore– not by the prophets nor by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what I should do.” 16 Samuel said,“Why are you asking me, now that the LORD has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

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  • 2 Sam 5:19-20
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    19So David asked the LORD,“Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD said to David,“March up, for I will indeed hand the Philistines over to you.”

    20So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said,“The LORD has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

  • 1 Chr 14:10
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    10David asked God,“Should I march up against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD said to him,“March up! I will hand them over to you!”

  • 1 Sam 23:1-2
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    1David Delivers the City of Keilah They told David,“The Philistines are fighting in Keilah and are looting the threshing floors.”

    2So David asked the LORD,“Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The LORD said to David,“Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

  • 1 Sam 30:9-10
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    9So David went, accompanied by his six hundred men. When he came to the Wadi Besor, those who were in the rear stayed there.

    10David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there.

  • Ps 18:37
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    37I chase my enemies and catch them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

  • 1 Sam 30:17-21
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    17But David struck them down from twilight until the following evening. None of them escaped, with the exception of four hundred young men who got away on camels.

    18David retrieved everything the Amalekites had taken; he also rescued his two wives.

    19There was nothing missing, whether small or great. He retrieved sons and daughters, the plunder, and everything else they had taken. David brought everything back.

    20David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying,“This is David’s plunder!”

    21Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

  • 1 Sam 30:7
    73%

    7Then David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech,“Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

  • 1 Sam 23:4
    72%

    4So David asked the LORD once again. But again the LORD replied,“Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”

  • 2 Sam 20:6-7
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    72%

    6Then David said to Abishai,“Now Sheba son of Bicri will cause greater disaster for us than Absalom did! Take your lord’s servants and pursue him. Otherwise he will secure fortified cities for himself and get away from us.”

    7So Joab’s men, accompanied by the Kerethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors, left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

  • 2 Sam 5:23
    72%

    23So David asked the LORD what he should do. This time the LORD said to him,“Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    71%

    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. When David heard about it, he marched out against them.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    71%

    23But David said,“No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the LORD has given us! He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

  • 2 Sam 2:1
    71%

    1David is Anointed King Afterward David inquired of the LORD,“Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” The LORD told him,“Go up.” David asked,“Where should I go?” The LORD replied,“To Hebron.”

  • 2 Sam 22:38
    70%

    38I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

  • 1 Chr 14:14
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    14So David again asked God what he should do. This time God told him,“Don’t march up after them; circle around them and come against them in front of the trees.

  • 1 Sam 27:9
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    9When David would attack a district, he would leave neither man nor woman alive. He would take sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, and clothing and would then go back to Achish.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
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    37David went on to say,“The LORD who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David,“Go! The LORD will be with you.”

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    70%

    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.”

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    70%

    8When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

  • 1 Sam 26:18
    69%

    18He went on to say,“Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done?

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    69%

    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.”

  • 2 Sam 17:12
    69%

    12We will come against him wherever he happens to be found. We will descend on him like the dew falls on the ground. Neither he nor any of the men who are with him will be spared alive– not one of them!

  • 1 Sam 23:23
    69%

    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.”

  • 1 Sam 24:19
    69%

    19Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the LORD repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    69%

    16David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    69%

    21Now David had been thinking,“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.

  • 1 Sam 23:12
    69%

    12David asked,“Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The LORD said,“They will deliver you over.”

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    69%

    8Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.

  • 1 Sam 21:8-9
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    68%

    8David said to Ahimelech,“Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don’t have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king’s instructions.”

    9David Goes to Gath The priest replied,“The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said,“There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”

  • 1 Sam 29:2
    68%

    2When the leaders of the Philistines were passing in review at the head of their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were passing in review in the rear with Achish.

  • Isa 41:3
    68%

    3He pursues them and passes by unharmed; he advances with great speed.

  • 2 Sam 12:29
    68%

    29So David assembled all the army and went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    68%

    52Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. They chased the Philistines to the valley and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

  • 2 Sam 17:1
    68%

    1The Death of Ahithophel Ahithophel said to Absalom,“Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
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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.”

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

  • 1 Sam 29:8
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    8But David said to Achish,“What have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day that I first came into your presence until the present time, that I shouldn’t go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?”

  • 1 Chr 12:17
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    17David went out to meet them and said,“If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice and judge!”

  • 2 Sam 8:12
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    12including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. This also included some of the plunder taken from King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah.

  • 1 Sam 17:26
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    26David asked the men who were standing near him,“What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    68%

    48The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine.