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And it was clear to David that Saul had evil designs against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, Come here with the ephod.

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then David said, O Lord, the God of Israel, news has been given to your servant that it is Saul's purpose to come to Keilah and send destruction on the town because of me.

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And now, is it true, as they have said to me, that Saul is coming? O Lord, the God of Israel, give ear to your servant, and say if these things are so. And the Lord said, He is coming down.

שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then David said, Will the men of Keilah give me and my men up to Saul? and the Lord said, They will give you up.

שָׁא֑וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then David and his men, about six hundred of them, went out of Keilah, and got away wherever they were able to go. And Saul, hearing that David had got away from Keilah, did not go there.

וּלְשָׁא֣וּל (שָׁא֣וּל) sha.'Ul “Saul”

And David kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands.

שָׁאוּל֙ sha.'Ul “Saul”

And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh.

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And Saul's son Jonathan went to David in Horesh, and made his hands strong in God;

שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.

שָׁא֣וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֥וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then the Ziphites came up to Gibeah to see Saul, and said, Is not David living secretly among us in the strong places in Horesh, in the hill of Hachilah to the south of the waste land?

שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.

שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And they went back and came to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the waste land of Maon, in the dry land south of the waste land.

שָׁא֑וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And Saul and his men went in search of him. And David had word of it, so he came down to the rock in the waste land of Maon. And Saul, hearing of this, went after David into the waste land of Maon.

שָׁא֣וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to ta

שָׁא֜וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”וְשָׁא֣וּל (שָׁא֣וּל) sha.'Ul “Saul”

But a man came to Saul saying, Be quick and come; for the Philistines have made an attack on the land.

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.

שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Now when Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, news was given him that David was in the waste land of En-gedi.

שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.

שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And David's men said to him, Now is the time when the Lord says to you, I will give up your hater into your hands to do with him whatever seems good to you. Then David, getting up, took the skirt of Saul's robe in his hand, cutting off the end of it with

לְשָׁא֖וּל (שָׁא֖וּל) sha.'Ul “Saul”

And later, David was full of regret for cutting off Saul's skirt.

לְשָׁאֽוּל׃ (שָׁאֽוּל) sha.'Ul “Saul”

So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.

שָׁא֑וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”וְשָׁא֛וּל (שָׁא֛וּל) sha.'Ul “Saul”

And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.

שָׁא֛וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁאוּל֙ sha.'Ul “Saul”

And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

לְשָׁא֔וּל (שָׁא֔וּל) sha.'Ul “Saul”

Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.

שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֛וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”