1 Samuel 23:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.”

1 Samuel 23:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 23:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 23:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” Yahweh said, “They will deliver you up.””

1 Samuel 23:12 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 23:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver thee up. ”

1 Samuel 23:12 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 23:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David saith, `Do the possessors of Keilah shut me up, and my men, into the hand of Saul?' And Jehovah saith, `They shut <FI>thee<Fi> up.'”

1 Samuel 23:12 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 23:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David said, Will the citizens of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver [thee] up. ”

1 Samuel 23:12 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 23:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then said Dauid, Will the lords of Keilah deliuer me vp, and the men that are with me, into the hand of Saul? And the Lord sayde, They will deliuer thee vp.”

1 Samuel 23:12 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 23:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 23

10 Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.

12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.

13 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

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What Does 1 Samuel 23:12 Mean?

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