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.
Then David and his men, about six hundred of them, got up and left Keilah, going wherever they could find safety. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he decided not to pursue him there anymore.
David and his 600 men fled from Keilah when they learned the city would betray them to Saul, so Saul called off his planned attack on the city.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period when King Saul was jealously pursuing David, trying to kill him despite David's loyalty and military success. David had just saved the city of Keilah from Philistine raiders, but when he inquired of God, he learned that the very people he had rescued would hand him over to Saul if the king came looking for him.
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