1 Samuel
1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel 23 — Scripture text (King James Version)
Then they told , saying, Behold, the fight against , and they rob the threshingfloors. Therefore enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these ? And the LORD said unto , Go, and smite the , and save . And ’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in : how much more then if we come to against the armies of the ? Then enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to ; for I will deliver the into thine hand. So and his men went to , and fought with the , and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So saved the inhabitants of . And it came to pass, when the son of fled to to , that he came down with an in his hand. And it was told that was come to . And said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. And called all the people together to war, to go down to , to besiege and his men. And knew that secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to the priest, Bring hither the . Then said , O LORD God of , thy servant hath certainly heard that seeketh to come to , to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of deliver me up into his hand? will come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of , I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. Then said , Will the men of deliver me and my men into the hand of ? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up. Then and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of , and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told that was escaped from ; and he forbare to go forth. And abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of . And sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. And saw that was come out to seek his life: and was in the wilderness of in a wood. And ’s son arose, and went to into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over , and I shall be next unto thee; and that also my father knoweth. And they two made a before the LORD: and abode in the wood, and went to his house. Then came up the to to , saying, Doth not hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of , which is the south of ? 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. And said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion me. 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. 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 . And they arose, and went to before : but and his men were in the wilderness of , in the plain the south of . also and his men went to seek him. And they told : wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of . And when heard that, he pursued after in the wilderness of . And went this side of the mountain, and and his men that side of the mountain: and made haste to get away for fear of ; for and his men compassed and his men round about to take them. But there came a messenger unto , saying, Haste thee, and come; for the have invaded the land. Wherefore returned from pursuing after , and went against the : therefore they called that place -hammahlekoth. And went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.