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1 Samuel 26:3

DavidSaulHachilahJeshimon

1 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”

2 So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.

Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,

4 David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.

5 Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp, with the troops camped around him.

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BSB
Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,
KJV
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.
WEB
Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
ASV
And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
DARBY
And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which faces the waste, by the way side. And David abode in the wilderness; and when he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness,
BLB
And Saul encamped on the hill of Hachilah, which [is] upon the face of Jeshimon, by the road. And David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul was coming after him into the wilderness.
ÅB
Og Saul leiret seg på Kakilahaugen, midt imot ørkenen, ved veien. David holdt til i ørkenen, og da han skjønte at Saul var kommet etter ham ut i ørkenen,
OTB
Saul slo leir på Hakilahøyden, som ligger rett overfor Jesjimon, ved veien. Men David ble værende i ørkenen, og han så at Saul hadde kommet etter ham ut i ørkenen.
B1930
Og Saul leiret sig på Kakilahaugen, midt imot ørkenen, ved veien. David holdt til i ørkenen, og da han skjønte at Saul var kommet efter ham ut i ørkenen,

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 23:19

    Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?

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  • 1 Samuel 26:1

    Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”

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