1 Samuel 23:9

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1 Samuel 23:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”

8 Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.

9 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

10 And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.

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.

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

Jeremiah 11:18

And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.

Jeremiah 11:19

For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”

Acts 9:24

but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

Acts 14:6

they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

Acts 23:16

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Acts 23:18

So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

1 Samuel 23:6

(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)

1 Samuel 14:18

Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)

1 Samuel 30:7

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

Numbers 27:21

He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.