About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

1 Samuel 23:1-29 David & His Men Hide From Saul in the Mountains

 

David & His Men Hide From Saul in the Mountains 

1 Samuel 23:1-29                The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, they told David, saying, [Look,] the Philistines fight against Keilah, & they rob, [a.k.a. are stealing grain from,] the threshing floors. Therefore, David [consulted] the Lord, saying, Shall I go & [attack] these Philistines? 

And the Lord said to David, Go, & [attack] the Philistines, & save Keilah. And David’s men [told] him, [See, we’ve been] afraid here in Judah. How much [worse will it be] if we come to Keilah against the [Philistine] armies?

Then, David [consulted] the Lord again. And the Lord answered him & said, Arise & go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into your [hands.] So, David & his men went to Keilah, & fought with the Philistines, & [took] away their cattle, [a.k.a. livestock,] & [struck the Philistines] with a great slaughter.

So, David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. And it [happened,] when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, fled to David [in] Keilah, & he came down [there] with an ephod in his hand. [1 Samuel 22:20-21 And one of the sons named Abiathar, of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, escaped & fled after David. And Abiathar [showed] David that Saul had [killed] the Lord’s priests.]

[When] Saul was told that David was [in] Keilah, Saul said, God [has] delivered [David] into [my] hand; for [David] is shut in, [a.k.a. has trapped himself in,] by entering into a town, [a.k.a. a walled city,] that [has] gates & bars.

And Saul called the people to war, together to go down to Keilah, to [surround] David & his men. And David knew Saul secretly [planned harm] against him; & [David] said to Abiathar, the priest, Bring the ephod [here.]

[1 Samuel 2:28 And [didn’t] I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon [My] altar, to burn incense & to wear an ephod before Me? And [didn’t] I give to the house of your father all the offerings made by fire of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel?]

Then, David said, O Lord God of Israel, [I,] Your servant certainly [has] heard that Saul [plans] to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me up, [a.k.a. turn me over to Saul?] Will Saul come down, [like] [I,] Your servant [has] heard?

O Lord God of Israel, I [beg] You, tell [me,] Your servant. And the Lord said, [Saul] will come down. Then, David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me & my men [over] into the hand of Saul? The Lord said, They will deliver you up. 

Then, David & about 600 [of] his men, [rose & left from] Keilah, & went [wherever] they could, [a.k.a. were able to,] go. [When] Saul was told that David [had] escaped from Keilah, he [refused] to go [out.] 

And David [stayed] in the wilderness in strong holds, [a.k.a. safe places of refuge,] & remained in a mountain in the Wilderness of Ziph. And Saul [searched for David] every day, but God [didn’t] deliver [David] into [Saul’s] hand. 

[While] David was in the wilderness of Ziph in [the woods] [in Horesh,] David saw that Saul [had] come [to take] his life. And Jonathan, Saul’s son, [rose,] & went to David into the [woods,] & [encouraged him] [to keep his faith strong] in God. 

And Jonathan said, [Don’t] fear, for my father, Saul, shall not find you; & you [shall] be king over Israel. And I shall be next to you, [which] my father also [knows.] And they [both] made a covenant, [a.k.a. contract,] before the Lord & David [stayed] in the [woods,] & Jonathan went to his house.

Then, the Ziphites came up to Saul [in] Gibeah, & [said, Doesn’t] David hide himself with us in [safe places of refuge] in the [woods,] in the Hill of Hachilah, which is South of Jeshimon? 

Therefore, O king, now come down [as] your soul [desires,] & our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. And Saul said, Blessed [are] you of the Lord, for you have [had] compassion on me. I pray [that] you go, & prepare [further,] & [watch to] see where his [hideout] is, & who [has] seen him there.

For [I’ve been] told that he [is] very [subtle & crafty.] Therefore, see, & take [note] of all the [secret] places where he [hides] himself, & you, come to me again [when you are] [certain,] & I will go with you. 

It [shall happen,] if [he’s] in the land, I will search [& find] him, throughout all the 1,000’s of Judah. And they arose, & went to Ziph before Saul [did] but David & his men were in the Wilderness of Maon, in the plain South of Jeshimon. 

Saul & his men also went to [search for] him. And they told David; & he came down [to] a rock [for this reason,] & [stayed] in the Wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the Wilderness of Maon. And Saul went on [1] side of the mountain, & David & his men [were] on [the other] side of the mountain. 

And David [hurried] to get away for fear of Saul, [since] Saul & his men [surrounded] David & his men, to [capture] them. But a messenger came there to Saul, saying, You, [hurry] & come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. 

[For this reason,] Saul returned from pursuing after David, & went [to fight] against the Philistines. Therefore, they called that place, Sela Hammahlekoth. And David went up from [there,] & [stayed] in [the safe place of refuge] at En Gedi.

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