1 Samuel 23:29
27 Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
28 So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
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Compare
- BSB
- And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.
- KJV
- And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.
- WEB
- David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
- ASV
- And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.
- DARBY
- And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.
- BLB
- And David went up from there and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.
- ÅB
- Så dro David opp derfra og holdt til i fjellborgene ved En-Gedi.
- OTB
- Og David dro derfra og ble i Engedis festninger.
- B1930
- Så drog David op derfra og holdt til i fjellborgene ved En-Gedi.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 20:2
Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
Read in contextJoshua 15:62
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:14
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
Read in contextEzekiel 47:10
Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
Read in contextGenesis 14:7
Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
Read in context1 Samuel 24:1
After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”
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