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1 Samuel 23:12-14
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 23:12-14
International Standard Version
12 Then David said, “Will the people of Keilah hand me over to Saul?”[a]
The Lord said, “They’ll hand you over.” 13 David and his men, about 600 strong, got up and left Keilah. They moved around wherever they could go. Saul was advised that David had escaped from Keilah, so he stopped the campaign.[b]
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14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and he lived in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not let David[c] slip into Saul’s[d] control.
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- 1 Samuel 23:12 Lit. into Saul’s hand
- 1 Samuel 23:13 Lit. stopped going out
- 1 Samuel 23:14 Lit. him
- 1 Samuel 23:14 Lit. his
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