1 Samuel 23
- 1Then they told David, saying the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors.
- 2Therefore David asked the Lord, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go, and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.
- 3And David's men said to him we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
- 4Then David asked the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
- 5So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the people of Keilah.
- 6When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
- 7And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand. For he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
- 8And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
- 9And David knew that Saul secretly practiced harm against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.
- 10Then David said, O Lord God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
- 11Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I urge you, tell your servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.
- 12Then 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 up.
- 13Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and left Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah. He held back to go out.
- 14And David stayed in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
- 15And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
- 16And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
- 17And he said to him, Do not fear. For the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. That also Saul my father knows.
- 18And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David stayed in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
- 19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
- 20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down. Our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
- 21And Saul said, Blessed are you of the Lord. For you have compassion on me.
- 22Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there. For it is told me that he is very crafty.
- 23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it will happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
- 24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
- 25Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David. Therefore he came down into a rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
- 26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul. For Saul and his men surrounded David and his men round about to take them.
- 27But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Hurry, and come. For the Philistines have invaded the land.
- 28Therefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
- 29And David went up from there, and lived in strong holds at Engedi.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Samuel 23 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThen they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
GIGAKJVThen they told David, saying the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors.
KJVTherefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
GIGAKJVTherefore David asked the Lord, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go, and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.
KJVAnd David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
GIGAKJVAnd David's men said to him we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
KJVThen David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
GIGAKJVThen David asked the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
KJVSo David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
GIGAKJVSo David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the people of Keilah.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
GIGAKJVWhen Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
KJVAnd it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
GIGAKJVAnd it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand. For he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
KJVAnd David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
GIGAKJVAnd David knew that Saul secretly practiced harm against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen David said, O Lord God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
KJVWill the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.
GIGAKJVWill the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O Lord God of Israel, I urge you, tell your servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.
KJVThen said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.
GIGAKJVThen 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 up.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and left Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah. He held back to go out.
KJVAnd David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
GIGAKJVAnd David stayed in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
KJVAnd David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
GIGAKJVAnd David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
KJVAnd he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to him, Do not fear. For the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. That also Saul my father knows.
KJVAnd they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
GIGAKJVAnd they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David stayed in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
KJVThen came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
GIGAKJVThen came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
KJVNow therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
GIGAKJVNow therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down. Our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
KJVAnd Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.
GIGAKJVAnd Saul said, Blessed are you of the Lord. For you have compassion on me.
KJVGo, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
GIGAKJVGo, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there. For it is told me that he is very crafty.
KJVSee therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
GIGAKJVSee therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it will happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
KJVSaul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David; wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
GIGAKJVSaul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David. Therefore he came down into a rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
KJVAnd Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
GIGAKJVAnd Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul. For Saul and his men surrounded David and his men round about to take them.
KJVBut there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
GIGAKJVBut there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Hurry, and come. For the Philistines have invaded the land.
KJVWherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
GIGAKJVTherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
KJVAnd David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
GIGAKJVAnd David went up from there, and lived in strong holds at Engedi.
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