1 Samuel 23:10

Good News Translation (US Version)

Then David said, “Lord, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah and destroy it on account of me, your servant.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:15

Poor people are helpless against a wicked ruler; he is as dangerous as a growling lion or a prowling bear.

Esther 3:6

and when he learned that Mordecai was a Jew, he decided to do more than punish Mordecai alone. He made plans to kill every Jew in the whole Persian Empire.

1 Samuel 23:8

So Saul called his troops to war, to march against Keilah and besiege David and his men.

1 Samuel 22:19

Saul also had all the other inhabitants of Nob, the city of priests, put to death: men and women, children and babies, cattle, donkeys, and sheep—they were all killed.

Genesis 18:24

If there are fifty innocent people in the city, will you destroy the whole city? Won't you spare it in order to save the fifty?

1 Samuel 23:9

When David heard that Saul was planning to attack him, he said to the priest Abiathar, “Bring the ephod here.”

1 Samuel 23:11

Will the citizens of Keilah hand me over to Saul? Will Saul really come, as I have heard? Lord, God of Israel, I beg you to answer me!” The Lord answered, “Saul will come.”