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Then they toldH5046 David,H1732 saying,H559 Behold,H2009 the PhilistinesH6430 fightH3898 against Keilah,H7084 and they robH8154 the threshing floors.H1637
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Therefore DavidH1732 inquiredH7592 of the LORD,H3068 saying,H559 Shall I goH3212 and smiteH5221 theseH428 Philistines?H6430 And the LORDH3068 saidH559 to David,H1732 Go,H3212 and smiteH5221 the Philistines,H6430 and saveH3467 Keilah.H7084
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And David'sH1732 menH582 saidH559 to him, Behold,H2009 we be afraidH3373 hereH6311 in Judah:H3063 howH637 muchH637 more thenH3588 ifH3588 we comeH3212 to KeilahH7084 againstH413 the armiesH4634 of the Philistines?H6430
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Then DavidH1732 inquiredH7592 of the LORDH3068 yetH5750 again.H3254 And the LORDH3068 answeredH6030 him and said,H559 Arise,H6965 goH3381 downH3381 to Keilah;H7084 for I will deliverH5414 the PhilistinesH6430 into your hand.H3027
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So DavidH1732 and his menH582 wentH3212 to Keilah,H7084 and foughtH3898 with the Philistines,H6430 and broughtH5090 away their cattle,H4735 and smoteH5221 them with a greatH1419 slaughter.H4347 So DavidH1732 savedH3467 the inhabitantsH3427 of Keilah.H7084
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And it cameH1961 to pass, when AbiatharH54 the sonH1121 of AhimelechH288 fledH1272 to DavidH1732 to Keilah,H7084 that he cameH3381 downH3381 with an ephodH646 in his hand.H3027
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And it was toldH5046 SaulH7586 that DavidH1732 was comeH935 to Keilah.H7084 And SaulH7586 said,H559 GodH430 has deliveredH5234 him into my hand;H3027 for he is shutH5462 in, by enteringH935 into a townH5892 that has gatesH1817 and bars.H1280
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And SaulH7586 calledH8085 allH3605 the peopleH5971 togetherH3162 to war,H4421 to goH3381 downH3381 to Keilah,H7084 to besiegeH6696 DavidH1732 and his men.H582
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And DavidH1732 knewH3045 that SaulH7586 secretlyH2790 practicedH2790 mischiefH7451 againstH5921 him; and he saidH559 to AbiatharH54 the priest,H3548 BringH5066 hereH5066 the ephod.H646
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Then saidH559 David,H1732 O LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 your servantH5650 has certainly heardH8085 that SaulH7586 seeksH1245 to comeH935 to Keilah,H7084 to destroyH7843 the cityH5892 for my sake.H5668
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Will the menH1167 of KeilahH7084 deliverH5462 me up into his hand?H3027 will SaulH7586 comeH3381 down,H3381 as your servantH5650 has heard?H8085 O LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 I beseechH4994 you, tellH5046 your servant.H5650 And the LORDH3068 said,H559 He will comeH3381 down.H3381
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Then saidH559 David,H1732 Will the menH1167 of KeilahH7084 deliverH5462 me and my menH582 into the handH3027 of Saul?H7586 And the LORDH3068 said,H559 They will deliverH5462 you up.
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Then DavidH1732 and his men,H582 which were about sixH8337 hundred,H3967 aroseH6965 and departedH3318 out of Keilah,H7084 and wentH1980 whereverH834 they could go.H1980 And it was toldH5046 SaulH7586 that DavidH1732 was escapedH4422 from Keilah;H7084 and he declinedH2308 to goH3318 forth.H3318
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And DavidH1732 stayedH3427 in the wildernessH4057 in strongH4679 holds,H4679 and remainedH3427 in a mountainH2022 in the wildernessH4057 of Ziph.H2128 And SaulH7586 soughtH1245 him everyH3605 day,H3117 but GodH430 deliveredH5414 him not into his hand.H3027
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And DavidH1732 sawH7200 that SaulH7586 was comeH3318 out to seekH1245 his life:H5315 and DavidH1732 was in the wildernessH4057 of ZiphH2128 in a wood.H2793
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And JonathanH3083 Saul'sH7586 sonH1121 arose,H6965 and wentH3212 to DavidH1732 into the wood,H2793 and strengthenedH2388 his handH3027 in God.H430
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And he saidH559 to him, FearH3372 not: for the handH3027 of SaulH7586 my fatherH1 shall not findH4672 you; and you shall be kingH4427 overH5921 Israel,H3478 and I shall be nextH4932 to you; and that alsoH1571 SaulH7586 my fatherH1 knows.H3045
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And they twoH8147 madeH3772 a covenantH1285 beforeH6440 the LORD:H3068 and DavidH1732 stayedH3427 in the wood,H2793 and JonathanH3083 wentH1980 to his house.H1004
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Then cameH5927 up the ZiphitesH2130 to SaulH7586 to Gibeah,H1390 saying,H559 Does not DavidH1732 hideH5641 himself with us in strongH4679 holdsH4679 in the wood,H2793 in the hillH1389 of Hachilah,H2444 whichH834 is on the southH3225 of Jeshimon?H3452
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NowH6258 therefore, O king,H4428 comeH3381 downH3381 according to allH3605 the desireH183 of your soulH5315 to comeH3381 down;H3381 and our part shall be to deliverH5462 him into the king'sH4428 hand.H3027
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And SaulH7586 said,H559 BlessedH1288 be you of the LORD;H3068 for you have compassionH2550 on me.
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Go,H3212 I prayH4994 you, prepareH3559 yet, and knowH3045 and seeH7200 his placeH4725 whereH834 his hauntH7272 is, and whoH4310 has seenH7200 him there:H8033 for it is toldH559 me that he deals very subtly.H6191
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SeeH7200 therefore, and take knowledgeH3045 of allH3605 the lurkingH4224 places whereH834 H8033 he hidesH2244 himself, and comeH7725 you againH7725 to me with the certainty,H3559 and I will goH1980 with you: and it shall comeH1961 to pass, ifH518 he be in the land,H776 that I will searchH2664 him out throughout allH3605 the thousandsH505 of Judah.H3063
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And they arose,H6965 and wentH3212 to ZiphH2128 beforeH6440 Saul:H7586 but DavidH1732 and his menH582 were in the wildernessH4057 of Maon,H4584 in the plainH6160 onH413 the southH3225 of Jeshimon.H3452
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SaulH7586 also and his menH582 wentH3212 to seekH1245 him. And they toldH5046 David;H1732 why he cameH3381 downH3381 into a rock,H5553 and stayedH3427 in the wildernessH4057 of Maon.H4584 And when SaulH7586 heardH8085 that, he pursuedH7291 afterH310 DavidH1732 in the wildernessH4057 of Maon.H4584
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And SaulH7586 wentH3212 on thisH2088 sideH6654 of the mountain,H2022 and DavidH1732 and his menH582 on that sideH6654 of the mountain:H2022 and DavidH1732 made hasteH2648 to getH3212 awayH3212 for fearH6440 of Saul;H7586 for SaulH7586 and his menH582 compassedH5849 DavidH1732 and his menH582 round about to takeH8610 them.
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But there cameH935 a messengerH4397 to Saul,H7586 saying,H559 HasteH4116 you, and come;H3212 for the PhilistinesH6430 have invadedH6584 the land.H776
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Why SaulH7586 returnedH7725 from pursuingH7291 afterH310 David,H1732 and wentH3212 againstH7125 the Philistines:H6430 thereforeH5921 H3651 they called that placeH4725 Selahammahlekoth.H5555
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And DavidH1732 wentH5927 up from there,H8033 and dwelledH3427 in strongH4679 holdsH4679 atH413 Engedi.H5872
