And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open country, but we sent them back to the very doors of the town.

but called his lad that waited upon him, and said, "Put her out at the doors from me and bolt the door after her."

And she had a kirtle of divers colors upon her: for with such were the king's daughters that were virgins appareled; made strait unto them. Then his servant brought her out at the doors and locked the doors after her.

Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.