1 Samuel 23:10

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Summary

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.

Destroy the city

Bible References

Destroy the city

So Saul summoned all the people for war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.

And he struck Nob the city of the priests with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and infants; also oxen, donkeys, and sheep he struck with the edge of the sword.

Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?

But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear
Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

“Their feet are swift to shed blood,