1 Samuel Chapter 23
So they hit up David and said, "Yo, the Philistines are wildin' out in Keilah and robbing all the crops."
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
David was like, "God, should I bounce and take out these Philistines?" And God was like, "Bet, go smash them and save Keilah."
Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
David’s squad was like, "Fr, we’re kinda shook here in Judah; how much more if we roll to Keilah and face the Philistine crew?"
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
David asked God again, and God was like, "Get up, roll to Keilah; I got your back, I’ll hand the Philistines over to you."
Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
So David and his homies cruised to Keilah, clapped the Philistines, snagged their livestock, and took them out. David saved the peeps of Keilah.
So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
Then Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, showed up to David in Keilah with an ephod in hand.
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, {that} he came down {with} an ephod in his hand.
Saul caught wind that David was in Keilah and said, "God’s handed him to me; he’s stuck in a town with walls and gates."
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
Saul gathered his squad for battle, ready to roll to Keilah and surround David and his crew.
And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
David peeped that Saul was plotting, so he told Abiathar the priest, "Bring that ephod over here."
And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
Then David was like, "O Lord God of Israel, I heard Saul’s comin' to Keilah to wreck the city for me."
Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
Yo, will the Keilah crew snitch on me? Is Saul really pulling up like I heard? O Lord God of Israel, I need the scoop. And God said, "He’s on his way."
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
Then David was like, "Will the Keilah crew turn me and my boys over to Saul?" And the Lord was like, "They’ll totally do that."
Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver {thee} up. {deliver: Heb. shut up}
So David and his crew, like six hundred strong, dipped from Keilah and bounced wherever they could. Saul found out David ghosted Keilah, so he just chilled and didn’t chase.
Then David and his men, {which were} about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
David was vibing in the wild, holding it down in the mountains of Ziph. Saul was hunting him every day, but God wasn’t letting him get caught.
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 delivered him not into his hand.
David peeped that Saul was out here trying to take him down: and David was in the Ziph woods.
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David {was} in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, rolled up and visited David in the woods, giving him some serious support from God.
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
He was like, "Don't sweat it: Saul ain’t gonna catch you; you’re gonna be king over Israel, and I’ll be right there with you; Saul knows this too."
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
So they made a pact before the Lord: David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went back home.
And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
Then the Ziphites rolled up to Saul in Gibeah, saying, "Ain’t David hiding with us in the woods, on Hachilah hill, south of Jeshimon?"
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which {is} on the south of Jeshimon? {on...: Heb. on the right hand} {Jeshimon: or, the wilderness}
So, king, pull up whenever you want; we got your back, and we’ll hand him over to you.
Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part {shall be} to deliver him into the king's hand.
Saul was like, "Bless up fam, y'all are showing mad love to me."
And Saul said, Blessed {be} ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
"Yo, go scope it out, find where he's at, and see who's spotted him chilling there, 'cause I heard he’s being all sneaky."
Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, {and} who hath seen him there: for it is told me {that} he dealeth very subtilly. {haunt...: Heb. foot shall be}
"So, check all the shady spots where he's hiding, and come back with the details. If he's in the land, I'ma find him for real, no cap."
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 land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
They bounced and headed to Ziph before Saul, but David and his squad were in the Maon wilderness, chilling in the south of Jeshimon.
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men {were} in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
Saul and his crew were on the hunt for him. They told David he dipped into a rock and was chilling in the Maon wilderness. When Saul caught wind of that, he chased after David in the Maon wilderness.
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 Maon. And when Saul heard {that}, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. {into...: or, from the rock}
Saul was on one side of the mountain, and David and his crew were on the other. David was like, "I gotta bounce, Saul's coming for us!" Saul and his boys surrounded them to catch them.
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
Then a messenger hit up Saul, saying, "Yo, hurry up and come through; the Philistines are invading the land!"
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. {invaded...: Heb. spread themselves upon, etc}
So Saul dipped from chasing David and went to deal with the Philistines. They named that spot Sela-hammahlekoth.
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. {Selahammahlekoth: that is, The rock of divisions}
David peaced out from there and found some strongholds at En-gedi.
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.