1 Samuel 23:11-13

23:11 Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, please inform your servant!”

Then the Lord said, “He will come down.” 23:12 David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The Lord said, “They will deliver you over.”

23:13 So David and his men, who numbered about six hundred, set out and left Keilah; they moved around from one place to another. ¹  When told that David had escaped from Keilah, Saul called a halt to his expedition.

1 Samuel 23:19-20

23:19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon? 23:20 Now at your own discretion, ²  O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”

1 Samuel 27:1

David Aligns Himself with the Philistines

27:1 David thought to himself, ³  “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

[23:13]  ¹ tn Heb “they went where they went.”

[23:20]  ² tn Heb “to all the desire of your soul.”

[27:1]  ³ tn Heb “said to his heart.”