1 Samuel 23:7–14

⁷And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. ⁸And Saul ^ecalled all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. ⁹And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and ^fhe said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. ¹⁰Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, ^gto destroy the city for my sake. ¹¹Will ^hthe 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. ¹²Then said David, Will ^hthe men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up. ¹³Then David and his men, which were about ⁱsix hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and ^kwent whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth. ¹⁴And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of ^lZiph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.