1 Samuel 23:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹² David asked, “Would the leaders of Keilah hand me and my soldiers over to Saul?”

“Yes, they would,” the Lord answered.

¹³ David and his 600 men got out of there fast and started moving from place to place. Saul heard that David had left Keilah, and he decided not to go after him.

Jonathan Says David Will Be King

¹⁴ David stayed in hideouts in the hill country of Ziph Desert. Saul kept searching, but God never let Saul catch him.