1 Samuel 23:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And David seeth that Saul hath come out to seek his life, and David `is' in the wilderness of Ziph, in a forest.

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

    7And it is declared to Saul that David hath come in to Keilah, and Saul saith, `God hath made him known for my hand, for he hath been shut in, to enter into a city of doors and bar.'

    8And Saul summoneth the whole of the people to battle, to go down to Keilah, to lay siege unto David and unto his men.

    9And David knoweth that against him Saul is devising the evil, and saith unto Abiathar the priest, `Bring nigh the ephod.'

    10And David saith, `Jehovah, God of Israel, Thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul is seeking to come in unto Keilah, to destroy the city on mine account.

    11Do the possessors of Keilah shut me up into his hand? doth Saul come down as Thy servant hath heard? Jehovah, God of Israel, declare, I pray Thee, to Thy servant.' And Jehovah saith, `He doth come down.'

    12And David saith, `Do the possessors of Keilah shut me up, and my men, into the hand of Saul?' And Jehovah saith, `They shut `thee' up.'

    13And David riseth -- and his men -- about six hundred men, and they go out from Keilah, and go up and down where they go up and down; and to Saul it hath been declared that David hath escaped from Keilah, and he ceaseth to go out.

    14And David abideth in the wilderness, in fortresses, and abideth in the hill-country, in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul seeketh him all the days, and God hath not given him into his hand.

  • 1 Sam 26:1-5
    5 verses
    85%

    1And the Ziphites come in unto Saul, at Gibeah, saying, `Is not David hiding himself in the height of Hachilah, on the front of the desert?'

    2And Saul riseth, and goeth down unto the wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand men, chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

    3And Saul encampeth in the height of Hachilah, which `is' on the front of the desert, by the way, and David is abiding in the wilderness, and he seeth that Saul hath come after him in to the wilderness;

    4and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,

    5and David riseth, and cometh in unto the place where Saul hath encamped, and David seeth the place where Saul hath lain, and Abner son of Ner, head of his host, and Saul is lying in the path, and the people are encamping round about him.

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

    18And they make a covenant both of them before Jehovah; and David abideth in the forest, and Jonathan hath gone to his house.

    19And the Ziphites go up unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, `Is not David hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which `is' on the south of the desolate place?

    20And, now, by all the desire of thy soul, O king, to come down, come down, and ours `is' to shut him up into the hand of the king.'

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

    23And see and know of all the hiding-places where he hideth himself, and ye have turned back unto me prepared, and I have gone with you, and it hath been, if he is in the land, that I have searched him out through all the thousands of Judah.'

    24And they rise and go to Ziph before Saul, and David and his men `are' in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain, at the south of the desolate place.

    25And Saul and his men go to seek, and they declare to David, and he goeth down the rock, and abideth in the wilderness of Maon; and Saul heareth, and pursueth after David `to' the wilderness of Maon.

    26And Saul goeth on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain, and David is hastened to go from the face of Saul, and Saul and his men are compassing David and his men, to catch them.

  • 1 Sam 23:16
    79%

    16And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,

  • 1 Sam 24:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1And it cometh to pass when Saul hath turned back from after the Philistines, that they declare to him, saying, `Lo, David `is' in the wilderness of En-gedi.'

    2And Saul taketh three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goeth to seek David and his men, on the front of the rocks of the wild goats,

    3and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there `is' a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.

  • 1 Sam 22:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5And Gad the prophet saith unto David, `Thou dost not abide in a fortress, go, and thou hast entered for thee the land of Judah;' and David goeth and entereth the forest of Hareth.

    6And Saul heareth that David hath become known, and the men who `are' with him, and Saul is abiding in Gibeah, under the grove in Ramah, and his spear `is' in his hand, and all his servants standing by him.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
    76%

    1And David saith unto his heart, `Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me -- of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'

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

    9And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

    10Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and `one' said to slay thee, and `mine eye' hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he `is'.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1And Saul speaketh unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, to put David to death,

    2and Jonathan son of Saul delighted exceedingly in David, and Jonathan declareth to David, saying, `Saul my father is seeking to put thee to death, and, now, take heed, I pray thee, in the morning, and thou hast abode in a secret place, and been hidden,

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    74%

    10And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;

  • 1 Sam 19:10
    74%

    10and Saul seeketh to smite with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he freeth himself from the presence of Saul, and he smiteth the javelin through the wall; and David hath fled and escapeth during that night.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
    74%

    13And Saul saith unto him, `Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, by thy giving to him bread and a sword, and to ask for him at God, to rise against me, to lie in wait, as `at' this day?'

  • 1 Sam 19:18
    74%

    18And David hath fled, and is escaped, and cometh in unto Samuel to Ramath, and declareth to him all that Saul hath done to him, and he goeth, he and Samuel, and they dwell in Naioth.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    73%

    31And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him;

  • 1 Sam 23:29
    73%

    29And David goeth up thence, and abideth in fortresses `at' En-gedi.

  • 1 Sam 23:3
    73%

    3And David's men say unto him, `Lo, we here in Judah are afraid; and how much more when we go to Keilah, unto the ranks of the Philistines?'

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    73%

    22And David sweareth to Saul, and Saul goeth unto his house, and David and his men have gone up unto the fortress.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
    73%

    15and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,

  • 1 Sam 19:15
    73%

    15And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, `Bring him up in the bed unto me,' -- to put him to death.

  • 1 Sam 22:23
    73%

    23dwell with me; fear not; for he who seeketh my life seeketh thy life; for a charge `art' thou with me.'

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    73%

    1And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days,

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    72%

    13And David passeth over to the other side, and standeth on the top of the hill afar off -- great `is' the place between them;

  • 2 Sam 1:3
    72%

    3And David saith to him, `Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, `Out of the camp of Israel I have escaped.'

  • 1 Sam 18:11
    72%

    11and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, `I smite through David, even through the wall;' and David turneth round out of his presence twice.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    72%

    15and David is going and returning from Saul, to feed the flock of his father at Beth-Lehem.

  • 1 Sam 16:19
    72%

    19And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith, `Send unto me David thy son, who `is' with the flock.'

  • 1 Sam 17:34
    72%

    34And David saith unto Saul, `A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come -- and the bear -- and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,

  • 1 Chr 12:1
    72%

    1And these `are' those coming in unto David to Ziklag, while shut up because of Saul son of Kish, and they `are' among the mighty ones, helping the battle,