1Sa 23:14, 24:15, 25:29, 26:24, 27:1 | ESV | STEP | And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness , in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph . And Saul sought him every day , but God did not give him into his hand .

c[See ver. 12 above]

1 Samuel 23:14

14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country ^aof the wilderness of ^bZiph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

1 Samuel 24:15

15 ^cMay the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and ^dplead my cause and deliver me from your hand.”

1 Samuel 25:29

29 If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the Lord your God. And the lives of your enemies ^ehe shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling.

1 Samuel 26:24

24 Behold, as your life was precious this day in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the Lord, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation.”

1 Samuel 27:1

David Flees to the Philistines

1 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”