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- 1 Samuel 22:12
· BSB · 2 occurrences
“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.
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- 1 Samuel 22:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”
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- 1 Samuel 22:14
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Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard and honored in your house?
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- 1 Samuel 22:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”
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- 1 Samuel 22:17
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Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
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- 1 Samuel 22:18
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So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
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- 1 Samuel 22:22
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Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.
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- 1 Samuel 23:1
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Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:2
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So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:3
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But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
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- 1 Samuel 23:4
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Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:7
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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.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:9
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When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:10
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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.
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- 1 Samuel 23:11
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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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- 1 Samuel 23:12
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So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.
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- 1 Samuel 23:17
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saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:19
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Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
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- 1 Samuel 23:21
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“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
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- 1 Samuel 23:22
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Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
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- 1 Samuel 23:27
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Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
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- 1 Samuel 24:1
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After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
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Source alternate reference: 24.2
- 1 Samuel 24:4
· BSB · 2 occurrences
So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
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Source alternate reference: 24.5
- 1 Samuel 24:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
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Source alternate reference: 24.7
- 1 Samuel 24:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
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Source alternate reference: 24.9
- 1 Samuel 24:9
· BSB · 2 occurrences
and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
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Source alternate reference: 24.10
- 1 Samuel 24:10
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
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Source alternate reference: 24.11
- 1 Samuel 24:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
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Source alternate reference: 24.14
- 1 Samuel 24:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When David had finished saying these things, Saul called back, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud
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Source alternate reference: 24.17
- 1 Samuel 24:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
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Source alternate reference: 24.18
- 1 Samuel 25:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name
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- 1 Samuel 25:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and to your house and to all that belongs to you.
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- 1 Samuel 25:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
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- 1 Samuel 25:13
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And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men strapped on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
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- 1 Samuel 25:14
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Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed at them.
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- 1 Samuel 25:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
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- 1 Samuel 25:21
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Now David had just said, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
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- 1 Samuel 25:24
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She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
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- 1 Samuel 25:32
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Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
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- 1 Samuel 25:35
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Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”
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- 1 Samuel 25:39
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On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.
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- 1 Samuel 25:40
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When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”
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- 1 Samuel 25:41
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She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
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- 1 Samuel 26:1
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Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
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- 1 Samuel 26:6
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And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.
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- 1 Samuel 26:8
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Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”
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- 1 Samuel 26:9
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But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
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- 1 Samuel 26:10
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David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
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- 1 Samuel 26:14
· BSB · 2 occurrences
And David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who are you who calls to the king?” Abner replied.
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- 1 Samuel 26:15
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So David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
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