1 Samuel 23:10

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And Dawiḏ said, “O יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, Your servant has heard for certain that Sha’ul seeks to come to Qe‛ilah to destroy the city for my sake.

Cross References

Genesis 18:24

“Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city, would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?

Esther 3:6

But it was despicable in his eyes to lay hands on Mordeḵai alone, for they had informed him of the people of Mordeḵai. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Yehuḏim who were throughout all the reign of Aḥashwĕrosh, the people of Mordeḵai.

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wrongdoing ruler over poor people.

1 Samuel 22:19

And he struck Noḇ, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword, from men even to women, from children even to nursing infants, and oxen and donkeys and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 23:11

“Are the landowners of Qe‛ilah going to surrender me into his hand? Is Sha’ul coming down, as Your servant has heard? O יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, I pray, let Your servant know.” And יהוה said, “He is coming down.”

1 Samuel 23:8

And Sha’ul summoned all the people to battle, to go down to Qe‛ilah to besiege Dawiḏ and his men.

1 Samuel 23:9

And Dawiḏ knew that Sha’ul was plotting evil against him, and said to Eḇyathar the priest, “Bring the shoulder garment here.”