25 Saul also and his men went to seek him, and they told David: wherefore he came down unto a rock, and abode in the wilderness of [a]Maon. And when Saul heard that, he followed after David in the wilderness of Maon.

26 And Saul and his men went on the one side of the mountain: and David and his men on the other side of the mountain: and David made haste to get from the presence of Saul: for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about, to take them.

27 But there came a [b]messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come: for the Philistines have invaded the land.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:25 Which was also in the tribe of Judah, Josh. 15:55.
  2. 1 Samuel 23:27 Thus the Lord can pull back the bridle of the tyrants and deliver his out of the lion’s mouth.

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