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35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

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51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it 2 Co.1.10. out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ' fled.

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36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the hor, val bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.

38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.

39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.

40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's i bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.

42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair

countenance.

J

i vessel.

JP. 123.4. 1 Co. 1.27 ..29.

c.16.12

28.3.8.

2 Ki. 8. 13. m 1 Ki.20. 10,11

n 2 Sa. 22. 33,35.

125.1.

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52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled b their tents.

54 ¶ And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem: but he put his armour in his tent.

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55 And when Saul saw David go forth P124.8. against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

2 Co.3.5. He. 11.33.

ver.10. shut thee

up.

q ver.51.

r De. 28.26. Mat. 24.

29.

8 Jos 4.24. 1 Ki. 8. 43. 18.36.

2Ki. 19.19. P& 46.10. Is.52.10.

t Ps. 44.6,7. Ho. 1.7. Zec.4.6.

u 2 Ch.20. 15.

v 1Ki.22.34. w Ju.3.31. 15.15.

28a. 23.21. Ps. 7. 15,16

z He. 11.34.

a Jos 15.33,

36,45.

b Je.30.16. ce1621,22

d ver.54.

43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I c.21.9. a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. y ver.46. 44 And the Philistine said m to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but "I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 46 This day will the LORD P deliver thee into b ver.3. my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wildd beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

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47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.

48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone and smote the

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ND it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own с soul.

2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 6 ¶ And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.

7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

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11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, Ip will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided Pout of his presence twice. 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David 9 behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

Jonathan discloses it to him.

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30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wiseP37.32,ly than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much "set by.

33.

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pered.
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r Nu. 27. 17.
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1 KL.3.7.

s c. 17.25.

ta son of
valour.

c.25.28.

v ver 21,25.

28.129.

w ver.23.
c. 9.21.

28.7.18.
x 28.21.8

y Ju.7.22.

18 And David said unto Saul, ▾ Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family ine Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Me-f rab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

20 And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law in the one of the twain.

22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

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fulfilled

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n precious.
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CHAPTER XIX.

1 Jonathan discloseth his father's purpose to kill David. 4 He persuadeth his father to reconciliation. 8 By reason of David's good success in a new war, Saul's malicious rage breaketh out against him. 12 Michal deceiveth her father with an image in David's bed. 18 David cometh to Sa.nuel in Naioth. 20 Saul's messeLgers sent to take David, 22 and Saul himself, prophesy.

AND Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and

to all his servants, that they should kill David.

2 But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

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4 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to theeward very good:

5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.

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7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his 12 javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.

109.5.
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26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law: and the days were not expired. B. C. 1062 27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy k continually.

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11 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, tomorrow thou shalt be slain.

12 So P Michal let David down through a window and he went, and fled, and escaped. 13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.

14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

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

16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.

17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast teraphim thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal an

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z c. 10.10,
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a uncover
mine ear.

ver. 12

c.9.15.

21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third b 27.1. time, and they prophesied also.

22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David?

10 Then said David to Jonathan, who shal. tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?

11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

12 And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to-morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and m show it thee;

13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will show it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD " be with thee, as he hath been with my thy mind, father.

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1 David consulteth with Jonathan for his safety. 11 Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath. 18 Jonathan's token to David. 24 Saul, missing David, seeketh to kill Jonathan. 35 Jonathan lovingly taketh his leave of David.

AND David fled from Naioth in Ramah,

and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

gor, feast.
c.9.12.

h c.25.17.
Es.7.7.

i Jos.2.14.

j ver. 16.
c. 18.3
23.18.

k 2 Sa. 14.

32.

1 searched.

m uncover
thine ear.
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2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will show it me: and why should my father hiden c.17.37. this thing from me? it is not so.

o c. 10.7.
11.6, &c.
2 Sa.7.15.

not:

15 But also P thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.

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17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

18 Then Jonathan said to David, " To-morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be ▾ empty.

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19 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself y when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there 28a.9.17 is peace to thee, and no hurt: as the LORD liveth.

p c.34.21.

3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and re.31.2. death.

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4 Then said Jonathan unto David, What-sor, by his soever thy soul 4 desireth, I will even do it for ward him thee.

5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field funto the third day at even.

t c.18.1.

u ver.5.

▾ missed.

w greatly,
or, dili
gently.

day of the business.

6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that hec 19.2 might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there isy in the a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. 7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

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8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: not-b Je.4.2 withstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

ever.14,15,

42.

d Le. 7.21.
15.5, &c.

9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were deter- | ⚫ ver.6.

22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way for the LORD hath sent thee away.

23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

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27 And it came to pass on the morrow which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said un to Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh no the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to-day?

28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David ear nestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem 29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; fo

David goes to Ahimelech.

1 SAMUEL.-CHAP. XXI., XXII.

our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my | brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.

30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou & son h of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?

31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he i shall surely die. 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.

34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.

36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out. now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

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37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?

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i c.19.6,11.

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of death c.19.5.

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to pass

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ments.

q the lud that was his.

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He feigneth himself mad. There is no common bread under my hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from wo

men.

5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.

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6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. 8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or LORD besword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

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38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's ladh or, especigathered up the arrows, and came to his mas

ter.

39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

40 And Jonathan gave his P artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.

41 ¶ And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. 42 And Jonathan said to David, Goin peace, for as much as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

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HEN came David to Nob to Ahimelech a the priest and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a bu-b siness, and hath said unto me, Let no man He. 11.38. know any thing of the business whereabout e Ju.11.3. I send thee, and what I have commanded a had a thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.

3 Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or what there is a present.

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14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad-man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?

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2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

3¶ And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

4 And he brought them before the king of

Doeg accuses Animerecn.

I SAMUEL.-CHAP. XXIII. Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while | A. M. 2012. that David was in the h hold.

B. C. 1062. h1 Ch. 12. 16.

i 1 Ch.21.9. 2 Ch.29.

25.

5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth. 6 When Saul heard that David was dis- Mat 10. covered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and ail his servants were standing about him;)

k

23.

David escapes from Keilah. 21 And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.

22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.

23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that in a ligh seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

k or, grove place.

1 c.8.14.

m uncovereth mine ear. c. 20.2.

n c. 18.3. 20.30.

7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; 8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that showeth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry pc.21.1, for me, or showeth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

n

o c. 21.7. Ps. 52. title, and ver.1..3.

&c.

q Nu.27.21.

r behold me.

9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and c.19.4,5 said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech Pthe son of Ahitub.

10 And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

r

24.11.

t c. 18.27.

a little or great.

v De 24.16. Es.3.6.

wrunners,

or,guard.

x Ex.1.17.

y c.231,33. z ver.9,11.

11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. 13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye a c.23.6. conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

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15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the d Ju.6.39. house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, "less or more. 16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house. 17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou,i ver.8. and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

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CHAPTER XXIII.

1 David, inquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescneth Keilah. 7 God showing han the coming of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, he escapeth from Keilah. 14 In Ziph Jonathan cometh and comforteth him. 19 The Ziphites discover him to Saul. 25 At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines. 29 He dwelleth at En-gedi.

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WHEN they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.

2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

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

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

5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them 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 my 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 down 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 LORD said, 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 m Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but " God delivered him not into his hand.

15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilder ness of Ziph in a wood.

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