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Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
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It was reported to David that the Philistines were raiding Keilah and looting the grain.
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When David was told, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,"
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Then they told David, saying, "Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors."
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One day news came to David that the Philistines were at Keilah stealing grain from the threshing floors.
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Therefore David enquired 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.
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David went in prayer to GOD: "Should I go after these Philistines and teach them a lesson?" GOD said, "Go. Attack the Philistines and save Keilah."
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he inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered him, "Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah."
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Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah."
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David asked the LORD, "Should I go and attack them?Yes, go and save Keilah," the LORD told him.
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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?
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But David's men said, "We live in fear of our lives right here in Judah. How can you think of going to Keilah in the thick of the Philistines?"
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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!"
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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?"
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But David's men said, "We're afraid even here in Judah. We certainly don't want to go to Keilah to fight the whole Philistine army!"
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Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
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So David went back to GOD in prayer. GOD said, "Get going. Head for Keilah. I'm placing the Philistines in your hands."
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Once again David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him, "Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines into your hand."
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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."
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So David asked the LORD again, and again the LORD replied, "Go down to Keilah, for I will help you conquer the Philistines."
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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.
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David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He scattered their cattle, beat them decisively, and saved the people of Keilah.
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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.
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And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, struck them with a mighty blow, and took away their livestock. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
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So David and his men went to Keilah. They slaughtered the Philistines and took all their livestock and rescued the people of Keilah.
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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.
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After Abiathar took refuge with David, he joined David in the raid on Keilah, bringing the Ephod with him.
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(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod down with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
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Now it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, that he went down with an ephod in his hand.
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Abiathar the priest went to Keilah with David, taking the ephod with him to get answers for David from the LORD.
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And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
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Saul learned that David had gone to Keilah and thought immediately, "Good! God has handed him to me on a platter! He's in a walled city with locked gates, trapped!"
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Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has handed him over to me, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars."
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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."
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Saul soon learned that David was at Keilah. "Good!" he exclaimed. "We've got him now! God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself in a walled city!"
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And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
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Saul mustered his troops for battle and set out for Keilah to lay siege to David and his men.
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And Saul called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
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Then Saul called all the people together for war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
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So Saul mobilized his entire army to march to Keilah and attack David and his men.
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And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
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But David got wind of Saul's strategy to destroy him and said to Abiathar the priest, "Get the Ephod."
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When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod."
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When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
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But David learned of Saul's plan and told Abiathar the priest to bring the ephod and ask the LORD what he should do.
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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.
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Then David prayed to GOD: "God of Israel, I've just heard that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the city because of me.
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David said, "O LORD, God of Israel, your servant has heard definitely that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the town on account of me.
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Then David said, "O LORD God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
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And David prayed, "O LORD, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come and destroy Keilah because I am here.
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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.
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Will the city fathers of Keilah turn me over to him? Will Saul come down and do what I've heard? O GOD, God of Israel, tell me!" GOD replied, "He's coming down."
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Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me to him? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, tell your servant." And the LORD said, "He will."
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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."
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Will the men of Keilah surrender me to him? And will Saul actually come as I have heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell me." And the LORD said, "He will come."
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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.
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"And will the head men of Keilah turn me and my men over to Saul?" And GOD said, "They'll turn you over."
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Again David asked, "Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will."
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Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will deliver you."
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Again David asked, "Will these men of Keilah really betray me and my men to Saul?" And the LORD replied, "Yes, they will betray you."
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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.
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So David and his men got out of there. There were about six hundred of them. They left Keilah and kept moving, going here, there, wherever--always on the move. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he called off the raid.
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So David and his men, 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.
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So David and his men, 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.
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So David and his men--about six hundred of them now--left Keilah and began roaming the countryside. Word soon reached Saul that David had escaped, so he didn't go to Keilah after all.
1Sam.23.14
And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
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David continued to live in desert hideouts and the backcountry wilderness hills of Ziph. Saul was out looking for him day after day, but God never turned David over to him.
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David stayed in the desert strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands.
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And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in the mountains in the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
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David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn't let him be found.
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And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
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David kept out of the way in the wilderness of Ziph, secluded at Horesh, since it was plain that Saul was determined to hunt him down.
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While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul had come out to take his life.
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So David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. And David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in a forest.
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One day near Horesh, David received the news that Saul was on the way to Ziph to search for him and kill him.
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And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
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Jonathan, Saul's son, visited David at Horesh and encouraged him in God.
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And Saul's son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength in God.
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Then Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.
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Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.
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And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
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He said, "Don't despair. My father, Saul, can't lay a hand on you. You will be Israel's king and I'll be right at your side to help. And my father knows it."
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"Don't be afraid," he said. "My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this."
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And he said to him, "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. Even my father Saul knows that."
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"Don't be afraid," Jonathan reassured him. "My father will never find you! You are going to be the king of Israel, and I will be next to you, as my father is well aware."
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And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
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Then the two of them made a covenant before GOD. David stayed at Horesh and Jonathan went home.
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The two of them made a covenant before the LORD. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.
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So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his own house.
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So the two of them renewed their covenant of friendship before the LORD. Then Jonathan returned home, while David stayed at Horesh.
1Sam.23.19
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
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Some Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Did you know that David is hiding out near us in the caves and canyons of Horesh? Right now he's at Hakilah Hill just south of Jeshimon.
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The Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?
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Then the Ziphites 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?
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But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. "We know where David is hiding," they said. "He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon.
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Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
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So whenever you're ready to come down, we'd count it an honor to hand him over to the king."
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Now, O king, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for handing him over to the king."
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Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand."
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Come down whenever you're ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!"
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And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
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Saul said, "GOD bless you for thinking about me!
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Saul replied, "The LORD bless you for your concern for me.
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And Saul said, "Blessed are you of the LORD, for you have compassion on me.
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"The LORD bless you," Saul said. "At last someone is concerned about me!
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Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
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Now go back and check everything out. Learn his routines. Observe his movements--where he goes, who he's with. He's very shrewd, you know.
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Go and make further preparation. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty.
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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.
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Go and check again to be sure of where he is staying and who has seen him there, for I know that he is very crafty.
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See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
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Scout out all his hiding places. Then meet me at Nacon and I'll go with you. If he is anywhere to be found in all the thousands of Judah, I'll track him down!"
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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 him down among all the clans of Judah."
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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 clans of Judah."
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Discover his hiding places, and come back with a more definite report. Then I'll go with you. And if he is in the area at all, I'll track him down, even if I have to search every hiding place in Judah!"
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And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
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So the Ziphites set out on their reconnaissance for Saul. Meanwhile, David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the desert south of Jeshimon.
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So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Desert of Maon, in the Arabah south of Jeshimon.
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So they arose and went to Ziph before Saul. But David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
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So the men of Ziph returned home ahead of Saul. Meanwhile, David and his men had moved into the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah Valley south of Jeshimon.
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Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
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Saul and his men arrived and began their search. When David heard of it, he went south to Rock Mountain, camping out in the wilderness of Maon. Saul heard where he was and set off for the wilderness of Maon in pursuit.
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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.
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When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David. Therefore he went down to the rock, and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued David in the Wilderness of Maon.
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When David heard that Saul and his men were searching for him, he went even farther into the wilderness to the great rock, and he remained there in the wilderness of Maon. But Saul kept after him.
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And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
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Saul was on one side of the mountain, David and his men on the other. David was in full retreat, running, with Saul and his men closing in, about to get him.
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Saul 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,
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Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were encircling David and his men to take them.
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He and David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men,
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But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
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Just then a messenger came to Saul and said, "Hurry! Come back! The Philistines have just attacked the country!"
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a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the land."
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But a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!"
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an urgent message reached Saul that the Philistines were raiding Israel again.
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Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
1Sam.23.28
So Saul called off his pursuit of David and went back to deal with the Philistines. That's how that place got the name Narrow Escape.
1Sam.23.28
Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.
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Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place the Rock of Escape.
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So Saul quit the chase and returned to fight the Philistines. Ever since that time, the place where David was camped has been called the Rock of Escape.
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And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
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David left there and camped out in the caves and canyons of En Gedi.
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And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
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Then David went up from there and dwelt in strongholds at En Gedi.
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David then went to live in the strongholds of En-gedi.
