1 Samuel 23:10

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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.

Cross References

Genesis 18:24

Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you then sweep away the place and not forgive it for the fifty righteous who are in it?

Esther 3:6

But he thought it beneath him to kill only Mordecai. So, having been told who Mordecai’s people were, Haman plotted to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

1 Samuel 22:19

Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep, he put to the sword.

1 Samuel 23:11

And now, will Saul come down as your servant has heard? O Lord, the God of Israel, I beseech you, tell your servant.” The Lord said, “He will come down.”

1 Samuel 23:8

Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

1 Samuel 23:9

When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to the priest Abiathar, “Bring the ephod here.”