1 Samuel 23:27

Webster's Bible (1833)

But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste you, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid on the land.

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  • 2 Kgs 19:9 : 9 When he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against you, he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,
  • 1 Chr 14:13 : 13 The Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.
  • Ps 116:3 : 3 The cords of death surrounded me, The pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
  • Rev 12:16 : 16 The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth.
  • Gen 22:14 : 14 Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh-Jireh.{"Yahweh-Jireh" means "Yahweh is my provider."} As it is said to this day, "In Yahweh's mountain it will be provided.
  • Deut 32:36 : 36 For Yahweh will judge his people, Repent himself for his servants; When he sees that [their] power is gone, There is none [remaining], shut up or left at large.

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  • 1 Sam 23:25-26
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    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 23:1-4
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    1They told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.

    2Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? Yahweh said to David, Go, and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.

    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?

    4Then David inquired of Yahweh yet again. Yahweh answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.

  • 1 Sam 24:1
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    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.

  • 1 Sam 23:28
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    28So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
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    31When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
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    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 17:48
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    48It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 14:46
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    46Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.

  • 1 Sam 17:11
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    11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

  • 1 Sam 13:11
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    11Samuel said, What have you done? Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn't come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

  • 1 Sam 13:4
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    4All Israel heard say that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

  • 1 Sam 23:7-8
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    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.

  • 1 Sam 28:4-5
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    4The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.

    5When Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.

  • 1 Sam 23:10-11
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    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.

  • 1 Sam 13:17
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    17The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;

  • 1 Chr 14:8-9
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    8When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

    9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 17:19-21
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    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

    21Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

  • 1 Sam 13:23
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    23The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

  • 1 Sam 14:19-21
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    19It happened, while Saul talked to the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw your hand.

    20Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, [and there was] a very great confusion.

    21Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines as before, and who went up with them into the camp, [from the country] round about, even they also [turned] to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

  • 1 Sam 11:5
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    5Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What ails the people that they weep? They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

  • 1 Sam 26:3-4
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    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.

  • 1 Sam 9:15
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    15Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

  • 2 Sam 5:17
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    17When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 28:15
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    15Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up? Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.

  • 1 Sam 23:15
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    15David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

  • 1 Sam 14:36-37
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    36Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. They said, Do whatever seems good to you. Then said the priest, Let us draw near here to God.

    37Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? will you deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he didn't answer him that day.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
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    23As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
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    41The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

  • 1 Sam 7:7
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    7When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

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    2Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 23:13
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    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.

  • 1 Sam 16:19
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    19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.

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

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    1It happened in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, Know you assuredly, that you shall go out with me in the host, you and your men.

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    1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 15:5
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    5Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.