1 Samuel 23 Free Bible Version
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1 One day David heard the news, “The Philistines are attacking Keilah and stealing the grain from the threshing floors.”
1 Y DIERON aviso á David, diciendo: He aquí que los Filisteos combaten á Keila, y roban las eras.
1 David was told, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.”
2 So he asked advice from the Lord, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” The Lord told David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
2 Y David consultó á Jehová, diciendo: ¿Iré á herir á estos Filisteos? Y Jehová respondió á David: Ve, hiere á los Filisteos, y libra á Keila.
2 Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” Yahweh said to David, “Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
3 But David's men told him, “Even here in Judah we feel afraid. If we went to Keilah to fight the Philistine armies we'd be absolutely terrified!”
3 Mas los que estaban con David le dijeron: He aquí que nosotros aquí en Judá estamos con miedo; ¿cuánto más si fuéremos á Keila contra el ejército de los Filisteos?
3 David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
4 So David asked advice from the Lord again, and the Lord told him, “Go immediately to Keilah, for I will give you victory over the Philistines.”
4 Entonces David volvió á consultar á Jehová. Y Jehová le respondió, y dijo: Levántate, desciende á Keila, que yo entregaré en tus manos á los Filisteos.
4 Then David inquired of Yahweh yet again. Yahweh answered him, and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
5 Then David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. They slaughtered them and drove off their livestock. By doing this David saved the people of Keilah.
5 Partióse pues David con sus hombres á Keila, y peleó contra los Filisteos, y trajo antecogidos sus ganados, é hiriólos con grande estrago: y libró David á los de Keila.
5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 (When Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, ran away to David at Keilah he brought the ephod with him.)
6 Y aconteció que, huyendo Abiathar hijo de Ahimelech á David á Keila, vino también con él el ephod.
6 When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
7 When Saul found out that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has handed him over to me, because he has locked himself inside a town with gates that can be barred shut.”
7 Y fué dicho á Saúl que David había venido á Keila. Entonces dijo Saúl: Dios lo ha traído á mis manos; porque él está encerrado, habiéndose metido en ciudad con puertas y cerraduras.
7 Saul was told that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that has gates and bars.”
8 So Saul called up his whole army to go and attack Keilah and to besiege David and his men.
8 Y convocó Saúl todo el pueblo á la batalla, para descender á Keila, y poner cerco á David y á los suyos.
8 Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
9 When David learned that Saul was plotting to attack him, he asked Abiathar the priest, “Please bring the ephod.”
9 Mas entendiendo David que Saúl ideaba el mal contra él, dijo á Abiathar sacerdote: Trae el ephod.
9 David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
10 David prayed, “Lord, God of Israel, I your servant have been clearly told that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the town because of me.
10 Y dijo David: Jehová Dios de Israel, tu siervo tiene entendido que Saúl trata de venir contra Keila, á destruir la ciudad por causa mía.
10 Then David said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
11 Are the town leaders of Keilah going to hand me over to him? Is Saul going to come, as I have heard? Lord, God of Israel, please tell me.” “Yes, he'll come,” the Lord replied.
11 ¿Me entregarán los vecinos de Keila en sus manos? ¿descenderá Saúl, como tu siervo tiene oído? Jehová Dios de Israel, ruégote que lo declares á tu siervo. Y Jehová dijo: [Sí], descenderá.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.” Yahweh said, “He will come down.”
12 “And will the town leaders of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?” David asked. “Yes, they will,” the Lord replied.
12 Dijo luego David: ¿Me entregarán los vecinos de Keila á mí y á mis hombres en manos de Saúl? Y Jehová respondió: Te entregarán.
12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” Yahweh said, “They will deliver you up.”
13 So David and his men, who numbered around six hundred, left Keilah and moved around from place to place. When Saul discovered that David had escaped from Keilah, he didn't bother going there.
13 David entonces se levantó con sus hombres, que eran como seiscientos, y saliéronse de Keila, y fuéronse de una parte á otra. Y vino la nueva á Saúl de como David se había escapado de Keila; y dejó de salir.
13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah and went wherever they could go. Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah; and he gave up going there.
14 David set up camp in the wilderness strongholds, staying in the mountains of the Desert of Ziph. Saul searched for him continually, but God did not let David be captured.
14 Y David se estaba en el desierto en peñas, y habitaba en un monte en el desierto de Ziph; y buscábalo Saúl todos los días, mas Dios no lo entregó en sus manos.
14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn’t deliver him into his hand.
15 While David was staying at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he found out that Saul was on his way to murder him.
15 Viendo pues David que Saúl había salido en busca de su alma, estábase él en el bosque en el desierto de Ziph.
15 David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the woods.
16 Saul's son Jonathan went to see David in Horesh and encouraged him to go on trusting in God, telling him,
16 Entonces se levantó Jonathán hijo de Saúl, y vino á David en el bosque, y confortó su mano en Dios.
16 Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 “Don't worry, because my father Saul is never going to find you. You're going to be king of Israel, and I'll be your deputy. Even my father Saul knows this.”
17 Y díjole: No temas, que no te hallará la mano de Saúl mi padre, y tú reinarás sobre Israel, y yo seré segundo después de ti; y aun Saúl mi padre así lo sabe.
17 He said to him, “Don’t be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father won’t find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”
18 The two of them made an agreement before the Lord. David stayed in Horesh and Jonathan went home.
18 Y entrambos hicieron alianza delante de Jehová: y David se quedó en el bosque, y Jonathán se volvió á su casa.
18 They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.
19 Then the people of Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah and told him, “David is hiding in our area, in the strongholds in Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, in the southern wastelands.
19 Y subieron los de Ziph á decir á Saúl en Gabaa: ¿No está David escondido en nuestra tierra en las peñas del bosque, en el collado de Hachîla que está á la mano derecha del desierto?
19 Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
20 So, Your Majesty, please come whenever you want, and we'll make sure to hand him over to you.”
20 Por tanto, rey, desciende ahora presto, según todo el deseo de tu alma, y nosotros lo entregaremos en la mano del rey.
20 Now therefore, O king, come down. According to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part will be to deliver him up into the king’s hand.”
21 “The Lord bless you for thinking about me,” Saul replied.
21 Y Saúl dijo: Benditos seáis vosotros de Jehová, que habéis tenido compasión de mí:
21 Saul said, “You are blessed by Yahweh, for you have had compassion on me.
22 “Please go and make absolutely sure you know exactly where he is—where he stays and who has seen him there—because people tell me that he's very devious.
22 Id pues ahora, apercibid aún, considerad y ved su lugar donde tiene el pie, y quién lo haya visto allí; porque se me ha dicho que él es en gran manera astuto.
22 Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning.
23 Look for and mark down all his hiding places. Then come back to me when you're sure, and I'll go back with you. If he's here in the country, I will hunt him down among all the people of Judah.”
23 Considerad pues, y ved todos los escondrijos donde se oculta, y volved á mí con la certidumbre, y yo iré con vosotros: que si él estuviere en la tierra, yo le buscaré entre todos los millares de Judá.
23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself; and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you. It shall happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
24 So the people of Ziph set off, returning to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the Desert of Maon in the Arabah Valley in the southern wastelands.
24 Y ellos se levantaron, y se fueron á Ziph delante de Saúl. Mas David y su gente estaban en el desierto de Maón, en la llanura que está á la diestra del desierto.
24 They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
25 Saul and his men started hunting for him. When David found out, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the Desert of Maon. When Saul heard this, he chased after David in the Desert of Maon.
25 Y partióse Saúl con su gente á buscarlo; pero fué dado aviso á David, y descendió á la peña, y quedóse en el desierto de Maón. Lo cual como Saúl oyó, siguió á David al desierto de Maón.
25 Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
26 Saul was traveling along one side of the mountain, while David and his men were on the other side, rushing to get away. But just as Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men, about to capture them,
26 Y Saúl iba por el un lado del monte, y David con los suyos por el otro lado del monte: y dábase priesa David para ir delante de Saúl; mas Saúl y los suyos habían encerrado á David y á su gente para tomarlos.
26 Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul, for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them.
27 a messenger arrived to tell Saul, “Come at once! The Philistines have invaded the country!”
27 Entonces vino un mensajero á Saúl, diciendo: Ven luego, porque los Filisteos han hecho una irrupción en el país.
27 But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”
28 So Saul had to stop chasing David and went to confront the Philistines. That's why the place is called the “Rock of Escape.”
28 Volvióse por tanto Saúl de perseguir á David, y partió contra los Filisteos. Por esta causa pusieron á aquel lugar por nombre Sela-hammah-lecoth.
28 So Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
29 Then David left and went to live in the strongholds of En-gedi.
29 Not in this translation
29 David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
People & places in this chapter
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Abiathar
The one son of Ahimelech to escape Saul's massacre of the priests at Nob, who fled to David with the ephod and later served as priest alongside Zadok. Solomon later banished him…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 22:20; 1 Samuel 23:6; 1 Samuel 30:7
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Cross references (25)
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- 1 Joshua 15:44; Nehemiah 3:17–18; Micah 6:15; Deuteronomy 28:33; Deuteronomy 28:51
- 2 1 Samuel 23:4; 2 Samuel 5:23; 2 Samuel 5:19; Joshua 9:14; 1 Samuel 23:9–12
- 3 1 Samuel 23:15; Jeremiah 12:5; 1 Samuel 23:26; Psalm 11:1; 1 Samuel 23:23
- 4 Judges 7:7; Joshua 8:7; 1 Samuel 28:6; 2 Samuel 5:19; 2 Kings 3:18
- 6 1 Samuel 22:20; 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Samuel 14:18; Exodus 28:30–31; 1 Samuel 14:36–37
- 7 1 Samuel 24:4–6; Job 20:5; 1 Samuel 26:8–9; 1 Samuel 23:14; Psalm 71:10–11
- 9 1 Samuel 30:7; 1 Samuel 23:6; Numbers 27:21; Acts 9:24; Jeremiah 11:18–19
- 10 Genesis 18:24; 1 Samuel 23:8; Romans 3:15–16; Proverbs 28:15; 1 Samuel 22:19
- 11 Psalm 50:15; Matthew 7:7–8; Jeremiah 33:3
- 12 1 Samuel 23:20; Psalm 62:1; Psalm 31:8; Hebrews 4:13; 1 Samuel 23:7
- 13 1 Samuel 25:13; 1 Samuel 22:2; 1 Samuel 30:9–10; 2 Samuel 15:20
- 14 Psalm 54:3–4; Psalm 32:7; Joshua 15:55; Joshua 15:24; Romans 8:31
- 16 Isaiah 35:3–4; Hebrews 12:12–13; Job 4:3–4; 2 Timothy 2:1; Ephesians 6:10
- 17 1 Samuel 20:31; 1 Samuel 24:20; Job 5:11–15; Hebrews 13:6; Isaiah 54:17
- 18 1 Samuel 20:42; 2 Samuel 21:7; 1 Samuel 18:3; 2 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 20:12–17
- 19 1 Samuel 26:1; 1 Samuel 26:3; Psalm 54:1–7; 1 Samuel 22:7–8; Proverbs 29:12
- 20 1 Samuel 23:12; Deuteronomy 18:6; 2 Kings 10:5–7; Psalm 112:10; 2 Samuel 3:21
- 21 1 Samuel 22:8; Judges 17:2; Micah 3:11; Isaiah 66:5; Psalm 10:3
- 22 Job 5:13
- 23 Mark 14:1; John 18:2–3; 2 Samuel 17:11–13; 1 Kings 18:10; Romans 3:15–16
- 24 1 Samuel 25:2; Joshua 15:55
- 25 Judges 15:8; 1 Samuel 23:28
- 26 Psalm 17:9; Psalm 17:11; Psalm 22:12; Psalm 118:11–13; 2 Samuel 15:14
- 27 2 Kings 19:9; Psalm 116:3; Genesis 22:14; Deuteronomy 32:36; 1 Chronicles 14:13
- 29 2 Chronicles 20:2; Joshua 15:62; Song of Songs 1:14; Ezekiel 47:10; Genesis 14:7
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