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1 Samuelsboken 23
Svenska 1917
1 Samuelsboken 23
Svenska 1917
23 Och man berättade för David: »Filistéerna hålla nu på att belägra Kegila, och de plundra logarna.»
2 Då frågade David HERREN: »Skall jag draga åstad och slå dessa filistéer?» HERREN svarade David: »Drag åstad och slå filistéerna och fräls Kegila.»
3 Men Davids män sade till honom: »Vi leva ju i fruktan redan här i Juda. Och nu skulla vi därtill draga åstad till Kegila, mot filistéernas här!»
4 Då frågade David HERREN ännu en gång, och HERREN svarade honom och sade: »Stå upp och drag ned till Kegila; ty jag vill giva filistéerna i din hand.»
5 Då drog David med sina män till Kegila och stridde mot filistéerna och förde bort deras boskap och tillfogade dem ett stort nederlag. Så frälste David invånarna i Kegila.
6 När Ebjatar, Ahimeleks son, flydde till David i Kegila, förde han efoden med sig ditned.
7 Och det blev berättat för Saul att David hade dragit in i Kegila. Då sade Saul: »Gud har förkastat honom och givit honom i min hand, ty han har själv stängt in sig genom att gå in i en stad med portar och bommar.»
8 Därefter bådade Saul upp allt folket till strid, för att draga ned till Kegila och där innesluta David och hans man.
9 Men när David fick veta att Saul stämplade ont mot honom, sade han till prästen Ebjatar: »Bär hit efoden.»
10 Och David sade: »HERRE, Israels Gud, din tjänare har hört att Saul har i sinnet att komma mot Kegila och fördärva staden för min skull.
11 Skola Kegilas borgare då utlämna mig åt honom? Skall Saul komma hitned, såsom din tjänare har hört? HERRE, Israels Gud, förkunna det för din tjänare.» HERREN svarade: »Han skall komma hitned.»
12 David frågade ytterligare: »Skola Kegilas borgare då utlämna mig och mina man åt Saul?» HERREN svarade: »De skola utlämna eder.»
13 Då bröt David upp med sitt folk, som utgjorde vid pass sex hundra man, och de drogo ut från Kegila och vandrade vart de kunde. När det då blev berättat för Saul att David hade flytt undan från Kegila avstod han från att draga ut.
14 Så uppehöll sig nu David i öknen på bergfästena; han uppehöll sig bland bergen i öknen Sif. Och Saul sökte alltjämt efter honom, men Gud gav honom icke i hans hand.
15 Och medan David var i Hores i öknen Sif, förnam han att Saul hade dragit ut för att söka döda honom.
16 Men Jonatan, Sauls son, stod upp och gick till David i Hores och styrkte hans mod i Gud.
17 Han sade till honom: »Frukta icke; ty min fader Sauls hand skall icke träffa dig, utan du skall bliva konung över Israel, och jag skall då hava andra platsen, näst efter dig. Detta vet ock min fader Saul.»
18 Sedan slöto de båda ett förbund inför HERREN. Och David stannade kvar i Hores, men Jonatan gick hem igen.
19 Men några sifiter drogo upp till Saul i Gibea och sade: »David håller sig nu gömd hos oss på bergfästena i Hores, på Hakilahöjden, som ligger söder om ödemarken.
20 Så drag nu ditned, o konung, så snart det lyster dig att göra det. står sak bliver det då att utlämna honom åt konungen.»
21 Då sade Saul: »Varen välsignade av HERREN, därför att I haven velat spara mig bekymmer.
22 Men gån nu och skaffen eder ytterligare visshet, och tagen reda på och sen efter, på vilket ställe han nu vistas, och vem som har sett honom där; ty man har sagt mig att han är mycket listig.
23 Och sen efter och tagen reda på alla gömställen där han kan gömma sig; och kommen så igen till mig, när I haven fått visshet, så vill jag sedan gå med eder. Ty finnes han i landet, skall jag veta att söka upp honom, om jag än måste söka bland alla Juda ätter.»
24 Då stodo de upp och gingo till Sif före Saul. Men David och hans män voro i öknen Maon, på hedmarken, söder om ödemarken.
25 När nu Saul drog åstad med sina män för att söka efter David, om talade man det för denne, och han drog då ned till klippan och stannade så i öknen Maon. När Saul hörde detta, satte han efter David in i öknen Maon.
26 Och Saul gick på ena sidan om berget, och David med sina män på andra sidan. Men just som David var stadd på flykt för att komma undan Saul, under det att Saul och hans män sökte kringränna David och hans män för att taga dem till fånga
27 kom en budbärare till Saul och sade: »Skynda dig och kom, ty filistéerna hava fallit in i landet.»
28 Då upphörde Saul att förfölja David och drog mot filistéerna. Därav fick det stället namnet Sela-Hammalekot.
1 Samuel 23
New International Version
1 Samuel 23
New International Version
David Saves Keilah
23 When David was told, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah(A) and are looting the threshing floors,”(B) 2 he inquired(C) of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?”
The Lord answered him, “Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
3 But David’s men said to him, “Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!”
4 Once again David inquired(D) of the Lord, and the Lord answered him, “Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines(E) into your hand.(F)” 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(G) son of Ahimelek had brought the ephod(H) 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,(I) for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”(J) 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(K) the priest, “Bring the ephod.(L)” 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(M) me and my men to Saul?”
And the Lord said, “They will.”
13 So David and his men,(N) 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(O) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.(P) Day after day Saul searched(Q) for him, but God did not(R) give David into his hands.
15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that[a] Saul had come out to take his life.(S) 16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(T) in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king(U) over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” 18 The two of them made a covenant(V) before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.
19 The Ziphites(W) went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us(X) in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah,(Y) south of Jeshimon? 20 Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving(Z) him into your hands.”
21 Saul replied, “The Lord bless(AA) you for your concern(AB) for me. 22 Go and get more information. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty. 23 Find out about all the hiding places he uses and come back to me with definite information. Then I will go with you; if he is in the area, I will track(AC) him down among all the clans of Judah.”
24 So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Desert of Maon,(AD) in the Arabah south of Jeshimon.(AE) 25 Saul and his men began the search, and when David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Desert of Maon. When Saul heard this, he went into the Desert of Maon in pursuit of David.
26 Saul(AF) was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them, 27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the land.” 28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.[b] 29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds(AG) of En Gedi.[c](AH)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or he was afraid because
- 1 Samuel 23:28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.
- 1 Samuel 23:29 In Hebrew texts this verse (23:29) is numbered 24:1.
1 Samuel 23
New King James Version
1 Samuel 23
New King James Version
David Saves the City of Keilah
23 Then they told David, saying, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against (A)Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors.”
2 Therefore David (B)inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and [a]attack these Philistines?”
And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” 4 Then David inquired of the Lord once again.
And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.” 5 And David and his men went to Keilah and (C)fought with the Philistines, struck them with a mighty blow, and took away their livestock. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 Now it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech (D)fled to David at Keilah, that he went down with an ephod in his hand.
7 And Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. So Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.” 8 Then Saul called all the people together for war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
9 When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, (E)he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.” 10 Then David said, “O Lord God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah (F)to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant.”
And the Lord said, “He will come down.”
12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah [b]deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?”
And the Lord said, “They will deliver you.”
13 So David and his men, (G)about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah and went wherever they could go. Then it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; so he halted the expedition.
David in Wilderness Strongholds
14 And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in (H)the mountains in the Wilderness of (I)Ziph. Saul (J)sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand. 15 So David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. And David was in the Wilderness of Ziph [c]in a forest. 16 Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and [d]strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said to him, (K)“Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. (L)Even my father Saul knows that.” 18 So the two of them (M)made a covenant before the Lord. And David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his own house.
19 Then the Ziphites (N)came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? 20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and (O)our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.”
21 And Saul said, “Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have compassion on me. 22 Please go and find out for sure, and see the place where his hideout is, and who has seen him there. For I am told he is very crafty. 23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides; and come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. And it shall be, if he is in the land, that I will search for him throughout all the [e]clans of Judah.”
24 So they arose and went to Ziph before Saul. But David and his men were in the Wilderness (P)of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon. 25 When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David. Therefore he went down [f]to the rock, and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued David in the Wilderness of Maon. 26 Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. (Q)So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men (R)were encircling David and his men to take them.
27 (S)But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!” 28 Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place [g]the Rock of Escape. 29 Then David went up from there and dwelt in strongholds at (T)En Gedi.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:2 Lit. strike
- 1 Samuel 23:12 Lit. shut up
- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or in Horesh
- 1 Samuel 23:16 encouraged him
- 1 Samuel 23:23 Lit. thousands
- 1 Samuel 23:25 Or from the rock
- 1 Samuel 23:28 Heb. Sela Hammahlekoth
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