1 Samuel 23:26

David Eludes Saul's Pursuit

²⁵ 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. ²⁶ 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, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to seize them. ²⁷ a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land."

David

Saul

Psalm 17:9

from the wicked who do me violence, my deadly enemies who surround me.

1 Samuel 19:12

So Michal let David down through the window, and he fled away and escaped.

1 Samuel 20:38

And Jonathan called after the boy, "Hurry! Be quick! Do not stay!" So Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows and came to his master.

2 Samuel 15:14

Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword."

2 Samuel 17:21-22

After they had gone, the men came up out of the well, and went and told King David. They said to David, "Arise, and go quickly over the water, for thus and so has Ahithophel counseled against you."

2 Chronicles 20:12

O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you."

Psalm 17:11

They have now surrounded our steps; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.

Psalm 22:12

Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me;

Psalm 22:16

For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet--

Psalm 31:22

I had said in my alarm, "I am cut off from your sight." But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy when I cried to you for help.

Psalm 118:11-13

They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

Psalm 140:1-9

Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,

2 Corinthians 1:8

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.

Revelation 20:9

And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them,