1 Samuel 23:11-13

Christian Standard Bible

¹¹ Will the citizens of Keilah hand me over to him? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, please tell your servant.”

The Lord answered, “He will come down.”

¹² Then David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?”

“They will,”^(A) the Lord responded.

¹³ So David and his men, numbering about six hundred,^(B) left Keilah at once and moved from place to place.^(C) When it was reported to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he called off the expedition.