1 Samuel 23:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

For the music director; by David. In the Lord I have taken shelter. How can you say to me, "Flee to a mountain like a bird!

The wilderness

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

Saul

David thought to himself, "One of these days I'm going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand."

For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)

for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood.

For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

But god

When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates."

You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. (Selah)

Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life. (Selah)

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.

He also ordered Jerahmeel, who was one of the royal princes, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. However, the Lord hid them.

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

as well as the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion's mouth!