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Ferrar Fentons 'Holy Bible in Modern English. All spelling, punctuation and formatting maintained through-out. Verse ordering follows the King James version for clarity and necessary organization of the verses.

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RF SA1 23:1 (B.C. 1057.) David Assails the Philistines and defeats them.
They reported once to David, saying, "The Philishtim are besieging Keilah, and destroying the cornfields,"
RF SA1 23:2 so David enquired of the EVER LIVING, asking, "Shall I assail and defeat those Philishtim?" And the EVER-LIVING answered David, "Go! and defeat the Philishtim and relieve Keilah."
RF SA1 23:3 But David's men said to him, "Look you! We are in terror here in Judah,—so why should we go to Keilah to fight the regulars of the Philishtim?"
RF SA1 23:4 Therefore David repeated the enquiry to the EVER-LIVING, when the EVER-LIVING answered, "Arise! march to Keilah, for I will give the Philishtim into your power."
RF SA1 23:5 David and his men then marched to Keilah, and fought with the Philishtim, and captured their baggage train, and defeated them with great slaughter. Thus David saved-the inhabitants of Keilah.
RF SA1 23:6 (B.C. 1057.) David tries to settle in Keilah, but fearing an attack by Saul, his men disperse to hide in the desert.
And when Abiathar-ben-Ahitub followed David to Keilah, he took the ephod with him.
RF SA1 23:7 It was, however, reported to Saul that David had come to Keilah, so Saul remarked "GOD has betrayed him into my power, for he is prevented by doors and bars from leaving the town."
RF SA1 23:8 Saul therefore ordered all his forces for war to descend to Keilah to assail David and his men.
RF SA1 23:9 But David had intelligence that Saul was planning evil against him, so he said to Abiathar the Priest, "Bring the ephod here."
RF SA1 23:10 Then David prayed:
"EVER-LIVING GOD of Israel listen, listen to your servant, for Saul seeks to advance upon Keilah, to destroy the town because of me.
RF SA1 23:11 Will the Headmen of Keilah deliver me into his power? Will Saul descend as Your servant has heard? LIVING GOD of Israel, inform Your servant, I pray."
The EVER-LIVING answered, "He will descend."
RF SA1 23:12 Then David asked, "Will the Headmen of Keilah deliver me and my men into the power of Saul?"
And the EVER-LIVING replied, "They will deliver!"
RF SA1 23:13 Consequently David and his men—about six hundred persons—arose and went out from Keilah, and dispersed as they could; and it was reported to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, so he stopped his advance.
RF SA1 23:14 Then David stayed in the dens of the desert, and occupied a hill in the desert of Zif, and Saul hunted him all his days, but GOD gave him not into his power.
RF SA1 23:15 David also knew when Saul came out to seek him; but David kept in concealment in the desert of Zif.
RF SA1 23:16 (B.C. 1056.) Jonathan visits David in the Desert, and makes a treaty with him.
Jonathan, however, the son of Saul, arose and went to David secretly, and cheered him up in GOD,
RF SA1 23:17 and said to him, "Fear not! for the hand of my father Saul will not catch you, and you will be the Leader of Israel, and I will be your Lieutenant;—my father Saul also knows this."
RF SA1 23:18 Then both of them made a treaty before the EVER-LIVING. But David continued in hiding, and Jonathan returned to his home.
RF SA1 23:19 (B.C. 1055.) The Zifites betray David to Saul.
The Zifites, however, went up to Saul to Gibeah, to say, "Do you not know that David is hiding with us in a fort concealed among the hills of Khakilah on the south of the desert?
RF SA1 23:20 So now with all the energy of your soul, Commander, come down, and we will deliver him to the Commander's hand."
RF SA1 23:21 When Saul answered "May you be blessed by the EVER-LIVING for your kindness to me!
RF SA1 23:22 Go, I pray, ascertain further, and learn, and watch the places that he haunts,—who sees him there,—for they tell me he is very crafty.
RF SA1 23:23 Examine and learn also about all the hiding-places where he haunts, and report them to me accurately. Then I will come to you, and if he is skulking about in the country I will chase him with all the regiments of Judah."
RF SA1 23:24 They accordingly arose and went from the audience with Saul to Zif. But David and his men were then in the desert of Maon, in the waste to the south of the desert,
RF SA1 23:25 where Saul and his men marched in pursuit. But David received intelligence of it and came down from the hill-fort and rested in the desert of Maon. Saul, however, heard of this and pursued after David to the desert of Maon.
RF SA1 23:26 But Saul marched on one side of the hill, and David and his men on the other side of the hill, with David hurrying in his march from the approach of Saul. For Saul and his men wished to surround David and his men and capture them.
RF SA1 23:27 Then a messenger rushed to Saul saying, "Make haste and march, for the Philishtim have burst into the country."
RF SA1 23:28 Saul therefore ceased the pursuit after David and went to encounter the Philishtim, in consequence of which that place is called the peak of Turn-again.
RF SA1 23:29 From there David went and settled in the fort of Engedi. 1
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1 In the Hebrew divisions, v. 29 of Ch. 28 in the A. V. or Vulgate notations, is v. 1 of Ch. 29, which I follow, as all through my work.—F.F.




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