10 Then David said, “Lord God of Israel, Your servant has heard for certain that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to destroy the city on my account. 11 Will the citizens of Keilah hand me over to him? Will Saul come down just as Your servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, please, tell Your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.” 12 Then David said, “Will the citizens of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?” And the Lord said, “(A)They will hand you over.” 13 Then David and his men, (B)about six hundred, rose up and departed from Keilah, and they went (C)wherever they could go. When it was reported to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up [a]the pursuit.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:13 Lit going out

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