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1 Samuel 23:10

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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.

Then said {H559} David {H1732}, O LORD {H3068} God {H430} of Israel {H3478}, thy servant {H5650} hath certainly {H8085} heard {H8085} that Saul {H7586} seeketh {H1245} to come {H935} to Keilah {H7084}, to destroy {H7843} the city {H5892} for my sake.

Then David said, "ADONAI God of Isra'el, your servant has certainly heard that Sha'ul intends to come to Ke'ilah and destroy the city just to get me.

And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account.

Then said David, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 23:8 (2 votes)

    And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • 1 Samuel 22:19 (2 votes)

    And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

  • Genesis 18:24 (2 votes)

    Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that [are] therein?

  • Esther 3:6 (2 votes)

    And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, [even] the people of Mordecai.

  • Proverbs 28:15 (2 votes)

    ¶ [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.

  • Romans 3:15 (2 votes)

    Their feet [are] swift to shed blood:

  • Romans 3:16 (2 votes)

    Destruction and misery [are] in their ways: