1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel 23:14-18

14David lived in fortified camps in the desert, and he lived in fortified camps in the mountains of the desert of Ziph. Saul was always searching for him, but God didn’t let him capture David.

15David was afraid because  Saul had come to kill him at Horesh in the desert of Ziph.

16Saul’s son Jonathan came to David at Horesh. He strengthened David’s ⌞faith⌟ in the Lord.

17“Don’t be afraid,” he told David, “my father Saul won’t find you. You will rule Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this.”

18Both of them made a pledge in the Lord’s presence. David stayed in Horesh, and Jonathan went home.

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