The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

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1Sa 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?

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 23:20 (NASB)
[SUP]20 [/SUP] "Now then, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to do so; and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand."

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 23:21 (ESV)
And Saul said, “May you be blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 23:22 (ESV)
Go, make yet more sure. Know and see the place where his foot is, and who has seen him there, for it is told me that he is very cunning.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 23:23 (NASB)
[SUP]23 [/SUP] "So look, and learn about all the hiding places where he hides himself and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah."

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 23:24 (KJV)
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.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 23:25 (ESV)
And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told, so he went down to the rock and lived in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 23:26 (ESV)
Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 23:27 (ERV)
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 23:28 (KJV)
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 23:29 (ERV)
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strong holds of En-gedi.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 24:1 (ESV)
When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.”

 

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1 Samuel 24:2 (KJV)
Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

 

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1 Samuel 24:3 (ESV)
And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 24:4 (KJV)
And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 24:5 (ESV)
And afterward David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 24:6 (ESV)
He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD’s anointed.”

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 24:7 (ESV)
So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way.

 

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1 Samuel 24:8 (KJV)
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 24:9 (ESV)
And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’?