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1 Samuel 23:29

DavidEngedi

27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.
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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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:2

    Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.

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  • Joshua 15:62

    And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.

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  • Song of Solomon 1:14

    My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.

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  • Ezekiel 47:10

    And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

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  • Genesis 14:7

    And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar.

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  • 1 Samuel 24:1

    And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.

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