Saul and his men were on one side of the hill, separated from David and his men, who were on the other side. They were hurrying to get away from Saul and his men, who were closing in on them and were about to capture them.

Just then a messenger arrived and said to Saul, "Come back at once! The Philistines are invading the country!"

Look at what the king of Israel is trying to kill! Look at what he is chasing! A dead dog, a flea!

The LORD will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you."

If anyone should attack you and try to kill you, the LORD your God will keep you safe, as someone guards a precious treasure. As for your enemies, however, he will throw them away, as someone hurls stones with a sling.

I will attack him while he is tired and discouraged. He will be frightened, and all his men will run away. I will kill only the king

After they left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan came up out of the well and went and reported to King David. They told him what Ahithophel had planned against him and said, "Hurry up and cross the river."

So David and his men started crossing the Jordan, and by daybreak they had all gone across.

I look to the LORD for help at all times, and he rescues me from danger.

He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers and from all deadly diseases.

Get out of the trap like a bird or a deer escaping from a hunter.

"Evildoers live among my people; they lie in wait like those who lay nets to catch birds, but they have set their traps to catch people.

Send a mob to plunder their homes without warning; make them cry out in terror. They have dug a pit for me to fall in and have set traps to catch me.

And then they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the Devil, who had caught them and made them obey his will.