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1 Samuel 23:7-9
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 23:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Saul Chases David.[a] 7 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hands for he has trapped himself behind gates and bars.” 8 Then Saul assembled all of the people for war, to go down to Keilah and lay siege to David and his men.
9 David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him, so he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
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- 1 Samuel 23:7 Saul again misreads the signs as if God would orchestrate David’s demise by presenting Saul with an opportunity to kill him. His behavior shows how out of touch with God’s ways he has strayed.
1 Samuel 23:7-9
New International Version
1 Samuel 23:7-9
New International Version
Saul Pursues David
7 Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands,(A) for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”(B) 8 And Saul called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
9 When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar(C) the priest, “Bring the ephod.(D)”
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