1 Samuel 26:1
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
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Compare
- BSB
- Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
- KJV
- And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
- WEB
- The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”
- ASV
- And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?
- DARBY
- And the Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, facing the waste?
- BLB
- And the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, upon the face of Jeshimon?”
- ÅB
- Sifittene kom til Saul i Gibea og sa: David holder seg skjult på Kakilahaugen, midt imot ørkenen.
- OTB
- Sifittene kom til Saul i Gibea og sa, “Holder ikke David seg skjult på Hakilahøyden, som ligger rett overfor Jesjimon?”
- B1930
- Sifittene kom til Saul i Gibea og sa: David holder sig skjult på Kakilahaugen, midt imot ørkenen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 23:19
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
Read in contextPsalms 54:1–7
Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
Read in contextJoshua 15:24
Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
Read in context1 Samuel 26:3
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
Read in contextJoshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
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