Baisa, Dañella Jane I.

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1 Samuel 23:5-14
5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their
cattle, and smotethem with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came
down with an ephod in his hand.
7 ¶ And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him
into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go dow
n to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
9 ¶ And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar
the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
10 Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to
come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath
heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lordsaid, He will come
down.
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And
the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.
13 ¶ Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah,
and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from
Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the
wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
SUMMARRY 1 SAMUEL 23:10-14
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Then David said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to
come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account. 11 Will the men of Keilah surrender me into
his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD, the God of Israel, please
tell your servant.” And the LORD said, “He will come down.”12 Then David said, “Will the men of
Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the LORD said, “They will
surrender you.”13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed
from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had
escaped from Keilah, he gave up the expedition.14 And David remained in the strongholds in the
wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God
did not give him into his hand.
Baisa, Dañella Jane I.
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EXPLANATION
5 So David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines and carried off their livestock. He
inflicted heavy losses on the Philistines and saved the people of Keilah. 6 (Now Abiathar son of
Ahimelek had brought the ephod down with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
Saul Pursues David
7 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my
hands, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.” 8 And Saul
called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
9 When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring
the ephod.” 10 David said, “Lord, God of Israel, your servant has heard definitely that Saul plans
to come to Keilah and destroy the town on account of me. 11 Will the citizens of Keilah
surrender me to him? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Lord, God of Israel, tell
your servant.”
And the Lord said, “He will.”
12 Again David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul?”
And the Lord said, “They will.”
13 So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and kept moving from place
to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.
14 David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after
day Saul searched for him, but God did notgive David into his hands.