1 Samuel 23:15

Webster's Bible (1833)

David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

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  • 1 Sam 23:7-14
    8 verses
    87%

    7It was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.

    8Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

    9David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.

    10Then said David, O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

    11Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. Yahweh said, He will come down.

    12Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up to me and my men into the hand of Saul? Yahweh said, They will deliver you up.

    13Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. It was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.

    14David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.

  • 1 Sam 26:1-5
    5 verses
    85%

    1The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doesn't David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?

    2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

    3Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

    4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

    5David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

  • 1 Sam 23:18-20
    3 verses
    85%

    18They two made a covenant before Yahweh: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

    19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doesn't David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

    20Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king's hand.

  • 1 Sam 23:23-26
    4 verses
    81%

    23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come you again to me of a certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall happen, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.

    24They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.

    25Saul and his men went to seek him. They told David: why he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

    26Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

  • 1 Sam 23:16
    79%

    16Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

  • 1 Sam 24:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1It happened, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.

    2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats.

    3He came to the sheep pens by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

  • 1 Sam 22:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5The prophet Gad said to David, Don't stay in the stronghold; depart, and get you into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

    6Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
    76%

    1David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

  • 1 Sam 24:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9David said to Saul, Why listen you to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your hurt?

    10Behold, this day your eyes have seen how that Yahweh had delivered you today into my hand in the cave: and some bade me kill you; but [my eye] spared you; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is Yahweh's anointed.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.

    2Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you: now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, and live in a secret place, and hide yourself:

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    74%

    10David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 19:10
    74%

    10Saul sought to strike David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he struck the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
    74%

    13Saul said to him, Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  • 1 Sam 19:18
    74%

    18Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    73%

    31When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 23:29
    73%

    29David went up from there, and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

  • 1 Sam 23:3
    73%

    3David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    73%

    22David swore to Saul. Saul went home; but David and his men got them up to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
    73%

    15When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

  • 1 Sam 19:15
    73%

    15Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.

  • 1 Sam 22:23
    73%

    23Abide you with me, don't be afraid; for he who seeks my life seeks your life: for with me you shall be in safeguard.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    73%

    1It happened after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    72%

    13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;

  • 2 Sam 1:3
    72%

    3David said to him, From whence come you? He said to him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

  • 1 Sam 18:11
    72%

    11and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall. David avoided out of his presence twice.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    72%

    15Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 16:19
    72%

    19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.

  • 1 Sam 17:34
    72%

    34David said to Saul, Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

  • 1 Chr 12:1
    72%

    1Now these are those who came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.