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1 Samuel 23:11

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Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.”
Yahweh said, “He will come down.”

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1 Samuel 23:11 in other translations

Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Jehovah, the God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down.

1 Samuel 23:11 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 23:11 in context

  1. 9David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
  2. 10Then David said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
  3. 11Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.”
    Yahweh said, “He will come down.”
  4. 12Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?”
    Yahweh said, “They will deliver you up.”
  5. 13Then 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 was escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.