King James Version
And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.(1 Samuel 23:9)
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.(1 Samuel 23:10)
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.(1 Samuel 23:11)
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.
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.(1 Samuel 23:13)
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.(1 Samuel 23:14)
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.(1 Samuel 23:15)

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1 Samuel 23:12 - Cross Reference

Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. (1 Samuel 23:20)
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. (Hebrews 4:13)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. (Psalm 62:1)
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. (Psalm 118:8)
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? (Isaiah 29:15)
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: (Ecclesiastes 9:14)
And 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. (1 Samuel 23:7)
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. (Psalm 31:8)