1 Samuel 21

David at Nob 1 David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek trembled when he met him, and asked, ‘Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?’…

1 Samuel 22

David at Adullam and Mizpah 1 David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father’s household heard about it, they went down to…

1 Samuel 23

David saves Keilah 1 When David was told, ‘Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing-floors,’ 2 he enquired of the Lord, saying, ‘Shall I go…

1 Samuel 24

David spares Saul’s life 1 After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, ‘David is in the Desert of En Gedi.’ 2 So Saul took three thousand able…

1 Samuel 25

David, Nabal and Abigail 1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved down into…

1 Samuel 26

David again spares Saul’s life 1 The Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, ‘Is not David hiding on the hill of Hakilah, which faces Jeshimon?’ 2 So Saul…

1 Samuel 27

David among the Philistines 1 But David thought to himself, ‘One of these days I shall be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is…

1 Samuel 28

1 In those days the Philistines gathered their forces to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, ‘You must understand that you and your men will accompany me in the…

1 Samuel 29

Achish sends David back to Ziklag 1 The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel. 2 As the Philistine rulers marched with…

1 Samuel 30

David destroys the Amalekites 1 David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned…