1 Samuel 30:1 David and his men reached Ziklag. David had an army of six hundred men, and together with their families, they were living in Ziklag. One day, when David and his men returned, they found their town burned to the ground, and all the women and...
1 Samuel 28:4 The Philistines assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and set up camp at Gilboa. Saul was a seasoned warrior, but this battle gave him pause. When [he] saw the Philistine army, he was afraid; terror...
1 Samuel 26:2 Saul went down to the Desert of Ziph, with his three thousand select Israelite troops, to search there for David. The greatest threat to Saul was not David, but Saul himself. Since God determined he should not be king (1 Samuel 15:23), Saul...
1 Samuel 25:12-13 David’s men turned around and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word. David said to his men, Each of you strap on your sword! Nabal finally offended the wrong person. David was the future king of Israel, and now...
1 Samuel 24:2 Saul took three thousand able young men from all Israel and set out to look for David. The king of Israel considered David public enemy number one, and was using his army to track him down. David often hid in caves, but God was his ultimate...
1 Samuel 21:1 David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek gave David bread from the tabernacle, and the sword of Goliath. David did not tell him that he was running from Saul, most likely because he did not want to make Ahimelek guilty of helping...