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1 Samuel 23:13

1 Samuel 23:13 is verse 13 of 1 Samuel chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.

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King James Version

Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

World English Bible

Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.

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1 Samuel 23:11–15 · Berean Standard Bible

11 Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.

12 So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.

13 Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.

14 And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.

15 While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.

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Hebrew words

וַיָּקָם֩and he arose דָּוִ֨דDavid וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוand men his כְּשֵׁשׁabout six מֵא֣וֹתhundred<s>אִ֗ישׁman וַיֵּצְאוּ֙and they went out מִקְּעִלָ֔הfrom Keilah וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּand they went about בַּאֲשֶׁ֣רat where יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּthey went about וּלְשָׁא֣וּלand to Saul הֻגַּ֗דit was told כִּֽיthat נִמְלַ֤טhe had escaped דָּוִד֙David מִקְּעִילָ֔הfrom Keilah וַיֶּחְדַּ֖לand he ceased לָצֵֽאתto go forth

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 22:2
And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

1 Samuel 25:13
And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

1 Samuel 30:9
So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind

1 Samuel 30:10
because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

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