Dual Panel1Then they told<5046> David<1732>, saying<559>, "Behold<2009>, the Philistines<6430> are fighting<3898> against Keilah<7084> and are plundering<8154> the threshing<1637> floors<1637>."
2So David<1732> inquired<7592> of the LORD<3068>, saying<559>, "Shall I go<1980> and attack<5221> these<428> Philistines<6430>?" And the LORD<3068> said<559> to David<1732>, "Go<1980> and attack<5221> the Philistines<6430> and deliver<3467> Keilah<7084>."
3But David's<1732> men<376> said<559> to him, "Behold<2009>, we are afraid<3372> here<6311> in Judah<3063>. How<637> much<637><3588> more<637><3588> then if<3588> we go<1980> to Keilah<7084> against<413> the ranks<4634> of the Philistines<6430>?"
4Then David<1732> inquired<7592> of the LORD<3068> once<3254><5750> more<3254><5750>. And the LORD<3068> answered<6030> him and said<559>, "Arise<6965>, go<3381> down<3381> to Keilah<7084>, for I will give<5414> the Philistines<6430> into your hand<3027>."
5So David<1732> and his men<376> went<1980> to Keilah<7084> and fought<3898> with the Philistines<6430>; and he led<5090> away<5090> their livestock<4735> and struck<5221> them with a great<1419> slaughter<4347>. Thus David<1732> delivered<3467> the inhabitants<3427> of Keilah<7084>.
6Now it came<1961> about, when Abiathar<54> the son<1121> of Ahimelech<288> fled<1272> to David<1732> at Keilah<7084>, that he came<3381> down<3381> with an ephod<646> in his hand<3027>.
7When it was told<5046> Saul<7586> that David<1732> had come<935> to Keilah<7084>, Saul<7586> said<559>, "God<430> has delivered<5235> him into my hand<3027>, for he shut<5462> himself in by entering<935> a city<5892> with double gates<1817> and bars<1280>."
8So Saul<7586> summoned<8085> all<3605> the people<5971> for war<4421>, to go<3381> down<3381> to Keilah<7084> to besiege<6696> David<1732> and his men<376>.
9Now David<1732> knew<3045> that Saul<7586> was plotting<2790> evil<7463> against<5921> him; so he said<559> to Abiathar<54> the priest<3548>, "Bring<5066> the ephod<646> here<5066>."
10Then David<1732> said<559>, "O LORD<3068> God<430> of Israel<3478>, Your servant<5650> has heard<8085> for certain<8085> that Saul<7586> is seeking<1245> to come<935> to Keilah<7084> to destroy<7843> the city<5892> on my account<5668>.
11"Will the men<1167> of Keilah<7084> surrender<5462> me into his hand<3027>? Will Saul<7586> come<3381> down<3381> just<3512> as Your servant<5650> has heard<8085>? O LORD<3068> God<430> of Israel<3478>, I pray<4994>, tell<5046> Your servant<5650>." And the LORD<3068> said<559>, "He will come<3381> down<3381>."
12Then David<1732> said<559>, "Will the men<1167> of Keilah<7084> surrender<5462> me and my men<376> into the hand<3027> of Saul<7586>?" And the LORD<3068> said<559>, "They will surrender<5462> you."
13Then David<1732> and his men<376>, about six<8337> hundred<3967>, arose<6965> and departed<3318> from Keilah<7084>, and they went<1980> wherever<834> they could go<1980>. When it was told<5046> Saul<7586> that David<1732> had escaped<4422> from Keilah<7084>, he gave<2308> up the pursuit<3318>.
14David<1732> stayed<3427> in the wilderness<4057> in the strongholds<4679>, and remained<3427> in the hill<2022> country<2022> in the wilderness<4057> of Ziph<2128>. And Saul<7586> sought<1245> him every<3605> day<3117>, but God<430> did not deliver<5414> him into his hand<3027>.
15Now David<1732> became<7200> aware<7200> that Saul<7586> had come<3318> out to seek<1245> his life<5315> while David<1732> was in the wilderness<4057> of Ziph<2128> at Horesh<2793>.
16And Jonathan<3083>, Saul's<7586> son<1121>, arose<6965> and went<1980> to David<1732> at Horesh<2793>, and encouraged<2388><3027> him in God<430>.
17Thus he said<559> to him, "Do not be afraid<3372>, because<3588> the hand<3027> of Saul<7586> my father<1> will not find<4672> you, and you will be king<4427> over<5921> Israel<3478> and I will be next<4932> to you; and Saul<7586> my father<1> knows<3045> that also<1571>."
18So the two<8147> of them made<3772> a covenant<1285> before<6440> the LORD<3068>; and David<1732> stayed<3427> at Horesh<2793> while Jonathan<3083> went<1980> to his house<1004>.
19Then Ziphites<2130> came<5927> up to Saul<7586> at Gibeah<1390>, saying<559>, "Is David<1732> not hiding<5641> with us in the strongholds<4679> at Horesh<2793>, on the hill<1389> of Hachilah<2444>, which<834> is on the south<3225> of Jeshimon<3452>?
20"Now<6258> then, O king<4428>, come<3381> down<3381> according to all<3605> the desire<185> of your soul<5315> to do<3381> so<3381>; and our part shall be to surrender<5462> him into the king's<4428> hand<3027>."
21Saul<7586> said<559>, "May you be blessed<1288> of the LORD<3068>, for you have had<2550> compassion<2550> on me.
22"Go<1980> now<4994>, make<3559> more<5750> sure<3559>, and investigate<3045> and see<7200> his place<4725> where<834><8033> his haunt<7272> is, and who<4310> has seen<7200> him there<8033>; for I am told<559> that he is very<6191> cunning<6191>.
23"So look<7200>, and learn<3045> about<4480> all<3605> the hiding<4224> places<4224> where<834><8033> he hides<2244> himself and return<7725> to me with certainty<3559>, and I will go<1980> with you; and if<518> he is in the land<776>, I will search<2664> him out among all<3605> the thousands<505> of Judah<3063>."
24Then they arose<6965> and went<1980> to Ziph<2128> before<6440> Saul<7586>. Now David<1732> and his men<376> were in the wilderness<4057> of Maon<4584>, in the Arabah<6160> to the south<3225> of Jeshimon<3452>.
25When Saul<7586> and his men<376> went<1980> to seek<1245> him, they told<5046> David<1732>, and he came<3381> down<3381> to the rock<5553> and stayed<3427> in the wilderness<4057> of Maon<4584>. And when Saul<7586> heard<8085> it, he pursued<7291> David<1732> in the wilderness<4057> of Maon<4584>.
26Saul<7586> went<1980> on one<2088> side<6654> of the mountain<2022>, and David<1732> and his men<376> on the other<2088> side<6654> of the mountain<2022>; and David<1732> was hurrying<2648> to get<1980> away<1980> from Saul<7586>, for Saul<7586> and his men<376> were surrounding<5849> David<1732> and his men<376> to seize<8610> them.
27But a messenger<4397> came<935> to Saul<7586>, saying<559>, "Hurry<4116> and come<1980>, for the Philistines<6430> have made<6584> a raid<6584> on the land<776>."
28So Saul<7586> returned<7725> from pursuing<7291> David<1732> and went<1980> to meet<7122> the Philistines<6430>; therefore<5921><3651> they called<7121> that place<4725> the Rock<5553> of Escape<4256>.
29David<1732> went<5927> up from there<8033> and stayed<3427> in the strongholds<4679> of Engedi<5872>.