1 Samuel 23

1 Samuel 23

David miraculously rescues the city of Keilah from the Philistines. He then inquires of the Lord whether the citizens of Keilah will hand him over to Saul. God warns him that they will. David and his six hundred men flee into the Wilderness of Ziph. Jonathan finds David in the wilderness and encourages him, strengthening David's hand in God, and promises that David will be king. However, the Ziphites betray David to Saul, forcing David to barely escape as Saul closes in on him at the Rock of Escape.

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2 Samuel 14

Joab uses a clever woman to trick David into allowing the exiled Absalom to return to Jerusalem, though Absalom is forbidden to see the king's face for two years.

2 Samuel 15

Absalom cultivates popular support and then leads a rebellion against his father, David. David is forced to flee Jerusalem, weeping as he crosses the Kidron Valley.

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