1 Samuel 23
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 23 of 31
Chapter Summary
David rescues Keilah. In Ziph Jonathan comes and comforts him. The Ziphites reveal him to Saul. At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Fugitive who rescues Keilah, inquires of Jehovah by the ephod, and flees Saul through the Ziph and Maon wilderness
King who pursues David to Keilah and Maon, only turning back when a Philistine raid breaks off the chase
Saul's son who finds David in the forest, strengthens his hand in God, and cuts a covenant with him
Priest, son of Ahimelech, who fled to David with an ephod and inquires of Jehovah for him
Men of Ziph who twice betray David's hiding places to Saul
Timeline
Hearing the Philistines are robbing the threshing floors of Keilah, David inquires of Jehovah twice, then goes down and delivers the city with a great slaughter.
1 Samuel 23:1-5Saul hears David is in the gated city of Keilah and prepares a siege. David uses Abiathar's ephod to ask Jehovah if the men of Keilah will surrender him; learning they will, he and his 600 men flee.
1 Samuel 23:6-13While David hides in the wilderness of Ziph, Jonathan secretly visits him in the forest, encourages him in God, predicts David will be king, and they renew their covenant.
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