1 Samuel 23:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Saul summoned all the men for war, to go to Keilah to besiege David and his men. American Standard Version (1901) And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. Common English Bible So Saul called up all his troops for war, to go down to Keilah and attack David and his soldiers. Catholic Public Domain Version And Saul instructed all the people to descend in order to fight against Keilah, and to besiege David and his men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Saul commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and to besiege David, and his men. |
The king said to the priest Abiathar, “Go to Anathoth, to your estate, for you deserve death. But I will not at this time put you to death because you carried the ark of the Lord God before my father David and because you shared in all the hardships my father endured.”
David said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, your servant has heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account.
Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, “God has given him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.”
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to the priest Abiathar, “Bring the ephod here.”