Thus I will strengthen them by my power, ¹  and they will walk about ²  in my name,” says the Lord.

Let them disappear ¹  like water that flows away! ²  Let them wither like grass! ³ 

The clouds poured down rain; ¹  the skies thundered. ²  Yes, your arrows ³  flashed about.

They ¹  neither know nor understand. They stumble ²  around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble. ³ 

Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say ¹  that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve ²  me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! ³  For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!

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.