KJV King James Version
Then David and his men, [which were] about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
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1 Samuel 23:13
Then David and his men, [which were] about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
WEB World English Bible
Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. It was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.
ASV American Standard Version
Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David riseth—and his men—about six hundred men, and they go out from Keilah, and go up and down where they go up and down; and to Saul it hath been declared that David hath escaped from Keilah, and he ceaseth to go out.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 23
10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver [thee] up.
13 Then David and his men, [which were] about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David [was] in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
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וַיָּקָם֩H6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiדָּוִ֨דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוH582 · e.noshhumanכְּשֵׁשׁ־H8337 · sheshsixמֵא֣וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredאִ֗ישׁH376 · ishmanוַיֵּצְאוּ֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִקְּעִלָ֔הH7084 · qe.i.lahKeilahוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichיִתְהַלָּ֑כוּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוּלְשָׁא֣וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulהֻגַּ֗דH5046 · na.gadto tellכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforנִמְלַ֤טH4422 · ma.latto escapeדָּוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidמִקְּעִילָ֔הH7084 · qe.i.lahKeilahוַיֶּחְדַּ֖לH2308 · cha.dalto ceaseלָצֵֽאת׃H3318 · ya.tsato come out: come
Cross-references
1 Samuel 22:2And every one [that was] in distress, and every one that [was] in debt, and every one [that was] discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.1 Samuel 25:13And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.1 Samuel 30:9-10So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.2 Samuel 15:20Whereas thou camest [but] yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth [be] with thee.
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