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Jonathan said to David, "I promise this before the Lord , the God of Israel: At this same time the day after tomorrow, I will find out how my father feels. If he feels good toward you, I will send word to you and let you know.

So the priest gave David the holy bread from the presence of God because there was no other. Each day the holy bread was replaced with hot bread.

From there David went to Mizpah in Moab and spoke to the king of Moab. He said, "Please let my father and mother come and stay with you until I learn what God is going to do for me."

Saul said, "Why are you and Jesse's son against me? You gave him bread and a sword! You prayed to God for him. David has turned against me and is waiting to attack me even now!"

That was not the first time I prayed to God for David. Don't blame me or any of my relatives. I, your servant, know nothing about what is going on."

Someone told Saul that David was now at Keilah. Saul said, "God has handed David over to me! He has trapped himself, because he has entered a town with gates and bars."

David prayed, " Lord , God of Israel, I have heard that Saul plans to come to Keilah to destroy the town because of me.

Will the leaders of Keilah hand me over to Saul? Will Saul come down to Keilah, as I heard? Lord , God of Israel, tell me, your servant!" The Lord answered, "Saul will come down."

But Saul's son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and strengthened his faith in God.

May God punish my enemies even more. I will not leave one of Nabal's men alive until morning."

Someone might chase you to kill you, but the Lord your God will keep you alive. He will throw away your enemies' lives as he would throw a stone from a sling.

David answered Abigail, "Praise the Lord , the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me.

As surely as the Lord , the God of Israel, lives, he has kept me from hurting you. If you hadn't come quickly to meet me, not one of Nabal's men would have lived until morning."

Abishai said to David, "Today God has handed your enemy over to you. Let me pin Saul to the ground with my spear. I'll only have to do it once. I won't need to hit him twice."

Samuel asked Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul said, "I am greatly troubled. The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has left me. He won't answer me anymore, either by prophets or in dreams. That's why I called for you. Tell me what to do."

Achish answered, "I know you are as good as an angel from God. But the Philistine commanders have said, ‘David must not go with us into battle.'

The men in the army were threatening to kill David with stones, which greatly upset David. Each man was sad and angry because his sons and daughters had been captured, but David found strength in the Lord his God.

David asked him, "Can you lead me to the people who took our families?" He answered, "Yes, if you promise me before God that you won't kill me or give me back to my master. Then I will take you to them."

Then Joab said, "As surely as God lives, if you had not said anything, the people would have chased their brothers until morning."

May God help me if I don't join David! I will make sure that what the Lord promised does happen!