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.”

"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." - 1 Samuel 23:13
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What does 1 Samuel 23:13 mean?

1 Samuel 23:13 (KJV) - "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." The book of 1 Samuel is a historical and…

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The book of 1 Samuel serves as a climactic epic in the life of David, a man after God’s own heart, yet deeply acquainted with the reality of hardship and persecution. In 1 Samuel 23:13, we witness a pivotal moment in David’s life: "Then David and his men, which were about six…

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O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You in humble adoration, acknowledging Your omniscience and power over all Creation. Just as You guided David and his men through their trials in Keilah, we fervently seek Your guidance in our own journeys through…

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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."
1 Samuel 13:23 - "And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash."
"And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash." - 1 Samuel 13:23
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1 Samuel 16:1–13
1 Samuel 8:19-23
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Matthew 13:1-23
Numbers 23:1-13
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1 Samuel 12:13
1 Samuel 23:1 - "Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors."
1 Samuel 13:3
1 Samuel 13:14
2 Samuel 23:13 - "And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim."
1 Samuel 12:13
1 Samuel 23:21 - "And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me."
1 Samuel 9:23 - "And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee."
1 Samuel 22:11-13
2 Samuel 13:23 - "¶ And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons."
1 Samuel 15:13 - "And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD."
1 Samuel 13:8 - "¶ And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him."
1 Samuel 23:29 - "And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi."
1 Samuel 23:15 - "And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood."
1 Samuel 13:1 - "Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,"
1 Samuel 13:13 - "And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever."
1 Samuel 13:12 Saul's disobedience
1 Samuel 7:13 - "¶ So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel."
1 Samuel 23:27 - "¶ But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land."