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1 Samuel 23:11 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? LORD, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” The LORD said, “He will come down.” "

1 Samuel 23:11

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9 David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”

10 Then David said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.

11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? LORD, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” The LORD said, “He will come down.”

12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” The LORD said, “They will deliver you up.”

13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.

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1 Samuel 23:1

"David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”"

1 Samuel 23:2

"Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” The LORD said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”"

1 Samuel 23:3

"David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”"

1 Samuel 23:4

"Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. The LORD answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”"

1 Samuel 23:5

"David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah."

1 Samuel 23:6

"When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand."

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