Davidsaidto his men,"Each[of you] girdon his sword."So eachmangirdedon his sword.And Davidalsogirdedon his sword,and about fourhundredmenwentup behindDavidwhile two hundredstayedwith the baggage.
Now allhis servantspassedon besidehim, allthe Cherethites,allthe Pelethitesand allthe Gittites,sixhundredmenwhohad comewith him from Gath,passedon beforethe king.
He whois slowto angerhas greatunderstanding,But he whois quick-temperedexaltsfolly.
He whois slowto angeris betterthanthe mighty,And he who ruleshis spirit,thanhe who capturesa city.
A man'sdiscretionmakeshim slowto anger,And it is his gloryto overlooka transgression.
Alsoit is not goodfor a personto be withoutknowledge,And he who hurrieshis footstepserrs.
Do not say,"I will repayevil";Waitfor the LORD,and He will saveyou.
Do not goout hastilyto argue[your case]; Otherwise,whatwill you doin the end,When your neighborhumiliatesyou?
So the men[of Israel] tooksomeof their provisions,and did not askfor the counselof the LORD.
Everyonewho was in distress,and everyonewhowas in debt,and everyonewho was discontentedgatheredto him; and he becamecaptainoverthem. Now there were about fourhundredmenwith him.
Then Davidand his men,about sixhundred,aroseand departedfrom Keilah,and they wentwhereverthey could go.When it was toldSaulthat Davidhad escapedfrom Keilah,he gaveup the pursuit.
So David'syoungmenretracedtheir wayand wentback;and they cameand toldhim according to allthesewords.
So Davidaroseand crossedover,he and the sixhundredmenwhowere with him, to Achishthe sonof Maoch,kingof Gath.
