1 Samuel 23:20

David Eludes Saul's Pursuit

¹⁹ Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? ²⁰ Now then, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to do so; and our part shall be to surrender him into the king’s hand.” ²¹ Saul said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.

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1 Samuel 23:12

Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will surrender you.”

Deuteronomy 18:6

“Now if a Levite comes from any of your towns throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he desires to the place which the Lord chooses,

2 Samuel 3:21

Abner said to David, “Let me arise and go and gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may be king over all that your soul desires.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.

1 Kings 21:11-14

So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them, just as it was written in the letters which she had sent them.

2 Kings 10:5-7

And the one who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, all that you say to us we will do, we will not make any man king; do what is good in your sight.”

Psalm 54:3

For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.

Psalm 112:10

The wicked will see it and be vexed,
He will gnash his teeth and melt away;
The desire of the wicked will perish.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.