1 SAMUEL 23:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
And David said, O LORD, God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city on my account — David's prayer (*va'yomer David YHWH elohey Yisrael shamoa shama avdecha ki mevaqesh Shaul lavo el Keilah la'abbit et ha'ir ba'ashech*) explicitly requests information: is Saul truly coming? The *la'abbit et ha'ir ba'ashech*, to destroy the city on my account, recognizes that David's presence in Keilah has made the city a target, that his protection of the city may bring its destruction.
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