1Sa 23:1
23:1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight
     against {a} Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

     (a) Which was a city in the tribe of Judah,
         @Jos 15:44.

1Sa 23:3
23:3 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in
     {b} Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against
     the armies of the Philistines?

     (b) That is, in the midst of Judah, much more when we come
         to the borders against our enemies.

1Sa 23:6
23:6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech
     fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an {c}
     ephod in his hand.

     (c) By God's providence the ephod was preserved and kept
         with David the true king.

1Sa 23:9
23:9 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief
     against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, {d} Bring
     hither the ephod.

     (d) To consult with the Lord by Urim and Thummim.

1Sa 23:14
23:14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and
      remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul
      sought him every day, but God {e} delivered him not into
      his hand.

      (e) No power nor policy can prevail against God's
          children, but when he appoints the time.

1Sa 23:17
23:17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my
      father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be {f} king
      over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also
      Saul my father knoweth.

      (f) Jonathan assured David, that God would accomplish his
          promise, and that his father warred against his own
          conscience.

1Sa 23:21
23:21 And Saul said, {g} Blessed [be] ye of the LORD; for ye
      have compassion on me.

      (g) the Lord recompense this friendship.

1Sa 23:23
23:23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking
      places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me
      with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall
      come to pass, if he be in the {h} land, that I will search
      him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

      (h) In your country of Ziph, which is in Judah.

1Sa 23:25
23:25 Saul also and his men went to seek [him]. And they told
      David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in
      the wilderness of {i} Maon.  And when Saul heard [that],
      he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

      (i) Which was also in the tribe of Judah, @Jos 15:55.

1Sa 23:27
23:27 But there came a {k} messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste
      thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

      (k) Thus the Lord can pull back the bridle of the tyrants
          and deliver his out of the lion's mouth.

1Sa 23:28
23:28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and
      went against the Philistines: therefore they called that
      place {l} Selahammahlekoth.

      (l) That is, stone of division, because there they divided
          themselves one from another.

1Sa 23:29
23:29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in {a} strong
      holds at Engedi.

      (a) That is, in strong places, which were defended by
          nature.



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