Saul arose
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_9 23:23-25
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Look and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with accurate information, and I'll go with you. If it turns out he really is in the region, I'll search for him among all the clans of Judah."
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So they went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness near Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,
25
and Saul and his men went to look for [him]. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. Saul heard of this and pursued David there.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_9 24:17
and said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_19 38:12
Those who seek my life set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_19 140:4-9
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Protect me, LORD, from the clutches of the wicked. Keep me safe from violent men who plan to make me stumble.
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The proud hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares for me. Selah
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I say to the LORD, "You are my God." Listen, LORD, to my cry for help.
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Lord God, my strong Savior, You shield my head on the day of battle.
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LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. [Otherwise,] they will become proud. Selah
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As for the heads of those who surround me, let the trouble their lips cause overwhelm [them].
three thousand
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_9 24:2
So Saul took 3,000 of Israel's choice men and went to look for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.