1 Samuël 23:13

Staten Vertaling

Toen maakte zich David en zijn mannen op, omtrent zeshonderd man, en zij gingen uit Kehila, en zij gingen heen, waar zij konden gaan. Toen aan Saul geboodschapt werd, dat David uit Kehila ontkomen was, zo hield hij op uit te trekken.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Toen maakte David zich op met zijne mannen, die omtrent zeshonderd waren, en zij trokken uit van Kehila en gingen, waarheen zij konden. Toen nu aan Saul gezegd werd, dat David van Kehila ontkomen was, staakte hij zijnen tocht.

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
Dientengevolge maakten David en zijn mannen, omstreeks zeshonderd zich op, trokken uit Keila en zwierven rond op goed geluk af. En Saul, bericht ontvangen hebbende dat David uit Keila was ontkomen, zag er van af uit te trekken.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

six hundred: 1 Samuel 22:2, 1 Samuel 25:13, 1 Samuel 30:9, 1 Samuel 30:10

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 15:20 - seeing

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then David and his men, [which were] about six hundred,.... Having had an increase of two hundred since he was at the cave of Adullam, 1 Samuel 22:1, and upon his relief of Keilah, 1 Samuel 23:5; so that he sustained no loss of men by fighting with the Philistines, but had an addition to his small forces:

arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go; not knowing whither they should go, having no particular place in view; but went where they thought they could be safest, or that appeared the most proper place for them; so the Targum,

"they went to a place which was fit to go unto;''

which was fittest for their purpose, and most for their safety and security, be it where it would:

and it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; very likely some of the inhabitants informed him of it, since they were disposed to deliver David to him, had he stayed among them, and Saul had come down:

and he forbore to go forth: from the place where he was, in order to come to Keilah,