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1 Samuel 23:9
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7 And Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. So Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.”
8 Then Saul called all the people together for war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
9 When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, ahe said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”  
10 Then David said, “O Lord God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah ato destroy the city for my sake.  
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.”
12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will deliver you.”  
13 So David and his men, aabout six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah and went wherever they could go. Then it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; so he halted the expedition.  

David in Wilderness Strongholds

14 And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in athe mountains in the Wilderness of bZiph. Saul csought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.  
Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 23:9

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American Standard Version
And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

Amplified® Bible
David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod here.

Contemporary English Version
David heard about Saul's plan to capture him, and he told Abiathar, "Let's ask God what we should do."

Darby English Version
And when David knew that Saul devised mischief against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod.

Good News Bible
When David heard that Saul was planning to attack him, he said to the priest Abiathar, "Bring the ephod here."

King James Version
And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

New American Standard Bible
Now David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; so he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."

New International Version
When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod."

New King James Version
When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, 'Bring the ephod here.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now David knew that Saul plotted evil against him; so he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."

Revised Standard Version
David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; and he said to Abi'athar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."

Young's Literal Translation
And David knoweth that against him Saul is devising the evil, and saith unto Abiathar the priest, `Bring nigh the ephod.'


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