Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
it
was
reported
to David, “Look
, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting
the threshing floors. ”
And
they
declare
to David, saying
, `Lo,
the Philistines are fighting against Keilah ,
and they
are
spoiling
the threshing -
floors. '
So
David inquired
of
the
LORD
, “Should
I go and attack
these Philistines? ”
And the
LORD
said
to
David, “
Go and attack
the Philistines and save
Keilah. ”
And
David asketh
at
Jehovah
, saying,
`Do
I go ?
--
and have
I
smitten
among
these Philistines? '
And Jehovah
saith
unto
David, `
Go ,
and thou
hast
smitten
among
the Philistines ,
and saved
Keilah. '
But
David’s
men said
to
him, “Look
, we are
afraid
here in Judah; how much more if
we go to Keilah against
the armies
of the Philistines? ”
And
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? '
Once
again,
David inquired
of
the
LORD
, and the
LORD
answered
him :
“
Go at
once
to Keilah, for I will
deliver
the Philistines into your
hand. ”
And
David addeth
again
to
ask
at
Jehovah
, and Jehovah
answereth
him ,
and
saith,
`Rise,
go down
to Keilah, for I am
giving
the Philistines into thy
hand. '
Then
David and his men went
to Keilah, fought
against
the Philistines, and carried
off
their livestock
, striking
them with
a mighty
blow.
So
David saved
the people
of Keilah.
And
David goeth,
and his men ,
to Keilah, and
fighteth
with
the Philistines, and leadeth
away
their cattle
, and
smiteth
among
them --
a great
smiting,
and
David saveth
the inhabitants
of Keilah.
(Now
Abiathar son of Ahimelech had
brought
the
ephod
with
him
when
he
fled
to
David at
Keilah. )
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
in
the
fleeing
of
Abiathar son of Ahimelech unto
David ,
to
Keilah ,
an
ephod
came
down
in
his
hand
.
When
Saul was
told
that David had
gone
to Keilah, he
said
, “
God has
delivered
him into
my hand, for he has
trapped
himself
by
entering
a town
with
gates
and bars
. ”
And
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
. '
Then
Saul summoned
all
his
troops
to go to war
at
Keilah and
besiege
David and his men.
And
Saul summoneth
the
whole
of
the
people
to battle,
to
go down
to Keilah ,
to
lay
siege
unto
David and unto
his men.
When
David learned
that Saul
was
plotting
evil
against him, he
said
to
Abiathar the priest, “
Bring the ephod. ”
And
David knoweth
that against him Saul
is
devising
the
evil
, and
saith
unto
Abiathar the priest, `
Bring nigh
the ephod. '
And David said
, “O
LORD
, God of Israel, Your
servant has
heard that Saul intends
to come to
Keilah and
destroy the city on my
account.
And 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.
Will
the citizens
of Keilah surrender
me into his hand? Will
Saul come down ,
as Your
servant has
heard? O
LORD
, God of Israel, please
tell
Your
servant. ”
“He
will
, ”
said
the
LORD
.
Do
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
. '
So
David asked
, “Will
the citizens
of Keilah surrender
me and my men into the hand of Saul? ”
“They
will
, ”
said
the
LORD
.
And
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
. '
Then
David and his men ,
about six hundred strong
, set
out
and departed
from Keilah, moving
from
place
to place.
When
Saul was
told
that David had
escaped from Keilah, he declined
to go forth
.
And
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
.
And David stayed
in the wilderness strongholds
and in the hill country of
the Wilderness of Ziph .
Day
after
day
Saul searched
for
him, but
God would
not deliver
David
into his hand.
And 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.
While
David was
in
Horesh
in
the
Wilderness
of
Ziph,
he
saw
that Saul had
come out to take
his life.
And
David seeth
that Saul hath
come out to seek
his life ,
and
David
`is'
in
the
wilderness
of
Ziph,
in
a
forest
.
And Saul’s
son
Jonathan came
to
David in
Horesh
and strengthened
his hand in God,
And Jonathan son
of
Saul
riseth,
and
goeth
unto
David to
the
forest,
and strengtheneth
his hand in God,
saying
, “Do
not be
afraid
, for my father Saul
will
never
lay
a
hand
on
you.
And you
will
be
king
over Israel, and I will
be
your
second -in-command.
Even
my father Saul
knows
this
is
true
. ”
and
saith
unto
him
, `Fear
not, for the
hand
of
Saul
my father doth
not
find
thee,
and thou
dost
reign
over Israel, and I am
to
thee
for
second ,
and
also
so
knoweth
Saul
my father. '
So
the
two
of
them
made
a covenant before the
LORD.
And David remained
in Horesh
, while
Jonathan went
home
.
And
they
make
a covenant both
of
them
before Jehovah;
and David abideth
in the
forest
, and
Jonathan hath
gone
to
his
house
.
Then
the Ziphites came
up to
Saul at
Gibeah and
said
, “
Is not David hiding among
us in the strongholds
at
Horesh
, on
the hill
of Hachilah south of Jeshimon
?
And
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
?
Now, O king, come down whenever
your
soul
desires
, and we
will
be
responsible
for
delivering
him into your
hand. ”
And,
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
. '
“May
you
be
blessed
by
the
LORD,”
replied
Saul, “
for you
have had
compassion
on me .
And
Saul saith
, `Blessed
`are'
ye
of
Jehovah,
for ye
have pity
on me ;
Please
go and
prepare further.
Investigate
and watch
carefully
where
he
goes
and who has
seen him there ,
for I
am
told
that
he is extremely
cunning
.
go ,
I
pray
you,
prepare yet,
and know
and see
his
place
where
his
foot
is;
who hath
seen him there ?
for `one'
hath
said
unto
me,
He is very
subtile
.
Observe
and find
out
all the places where he hides.
Then
come
back to
me with
certainty
, and I will
go
with you .
If he is in the land, I will
search
him out among
all the clans
of Judah. ”
And 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. '
So
they set
out
and went
to Ziph ahead
of
Saul .
Now
David and his men were
in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah
south of Jeshimon,
And
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.
and Saul and his men went
to seek him.
When
David was
told
about
it
, he went
down to
the rock and stayed
in the Wilderness of Maon .
And when
Saul heard
of
this
, he
pursued
David there
.
And 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
.
Saul was
proceeding
along
one
side of the mountain, and David and his men along
the
other
side .
Even
though
David was
hurrying
to get
away
, Saul and his men were
closing
in
on
David and his men to capture
them.
And
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.
Then
a messenger came
to
Saul, saying, “
Come quickly
, for the Philistines have raided
the land !”
And
a messenger hath
come
in
unto
Saul, saying, `Haste,
and
come, for the Philistines have pushed
against
the land .'
So
Saul broke
off
his
pursuit
of
David and went
to meet the Philistines .
That
is
why
that place is
called
Sela-hammahlekoth
.
And
Saul turneth
back
from
pursuing
after
David ,
and goeth
to meet the Philistines ,
therefore
they
have
called
that place `The
Rock
of
Divisions
. '
And David went
up from
there
and lived
in the
strongholds
of
En-gedi.
And David goeth
up thence,
and abideth
in fortresses
`at'
En-gedi.
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