2 Samuel 23:14

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David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.

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  • 1 Sam 22:4-5 : 4 So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold. 5 Then 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.
  • 1 Sam 24:22 : 22 David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.
  • 1 Chr 12:16 : 16 Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.
  • 1 Sam 10:5 : 5 Afterward you will go to Gibeah of God, where there are Philistine officials. When you enter the town, you will meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place. They will have harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
  • 1 Sam 13:4 : 4 All Israel heard this message,“Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
  • 1 Sam 13:23-14:1 : 23 Jonathan Ignites a Battle A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash. 1 Then 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.
  • 1 Sam 14:6 : 6 Jonathan said to his armor bearer,“Come on, let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will intervene for us. Nothing can prevent the LORD from delivering, whether by many or by a few.”
  • 1 Sam 22:1 : 1 David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 11:15-18
    4 verses
    95%

    15Three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the rocky cliff at the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine force was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

    16David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.

    17David was thirsty and said,“How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!”

    18So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate. They carried it back to David, but David refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LORD

  • 2 Sam 23:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15David was thirsty and said,“How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate!”

    16So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LORD

  • 2 Sam 23:13
    77%

    13At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 2 Sam 5:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    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.

    18Now the Philistines had arrived and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 23:1-5
    5 verses
    75%

    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.”

    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?”

    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.”

    5So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 23:29
    75%

    29(24:1) Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.

  • 1 Sam 13:23
    74%

    23Jonathan Ignites a Battle A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
    74%

    7David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

  • 1 Sam 17:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15David was going back and forth from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

    16Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.

  • 1 Chr 14:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

    9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Chr 14:13
    72%

    13The Philistines again raided the valley.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    72%

    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 Sam 22:1
    72%

    1David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.

  • 1 Sam 23:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    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 17:23
    71%

    23As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, and David heard it.

  • 1 Chr 18:1
    71%

    1David Conquers the Neighboring Nations Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its surrounding towns away from the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 24:1
    71%

    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.”

  • 1 Sam 22:4
    71%

    4So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.

  • 2 Sam 5:9
    71%

    9So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
    71%

    15Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

  • 1 Chr 11:13
    71%

    13He was with David in Pas Dammim when the Philistines assembled there for battle. In an area of the field that was full of barley, the army retreated before the Philistines,

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    71%

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

  • 1 Sam 23:19
    71%

    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?

  • 1 Sam 29:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1David Is Rejected by the Philistine Leaders The Philistines assembled all their troops at Aphek, while Israel camped at the spring that is in Jezreel.

    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.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    71%

    25David did just as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 17:19-21
    3 verses
    70%

    19They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

    20So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.

    21Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines opposite one another.

  • 1 Chr 12:16
    70%

    16Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    70%

    22David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 17:3
    70%

    3The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites on another hill, with the valley between them.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    70%

    41The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 23:10
    70%

    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 23:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • 1 Sam 17:12
    70%

    12Now David was the son of this Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons, and in Saul’s days he was old and well advanced in years.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    70%

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