1 Samuel 23:14

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Summary

And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

A mountain

Psalm 11:1

The wilderness

Joshua 15:24

Saul

But god

Bible References

A mountain

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} In Jehovah have I put my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

The wilderness

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Saul

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me to seek me any more within all the limits of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.

For strangers are risen up against me, and the violent seek after my life: they have not set God before them. Selah.

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused some to fall.

But god

And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Then Saul said, God has cast him off into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a city that has gates and bars.

Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:

For strangers are risen up against me, and the violent seek after my life: they have not set God before them. Selah.

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah.

And the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Jehovah hid them.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who against us?

persecutions, sufferings: what sufferings happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.

But the Lord stood with me, and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all those of the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.