1 Samuel 26
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1 Samuel 26:1-4

1Then the ZiphitesH2130 cameH935 to SaulH7586 at GibeahH1390, sayingH559, “1Is DavidH1732 not keepingH5641 himself hiddenH5641 on the hillH1389 of HachilahH2444, which is oppositeH5921H6440 2JeshimonH3452?”

2So SaulH7586 setH6965 outH6965 and wentH3381 downH3381 to the wildernessH4057 of ZiphH2128, 3taking with him 4threeH7969 thousandH505 chosenH977 menH376 of IsraelH3478, to searchH1245 for DavidH1732 in the wildernessH4057 of ZiphH2128.

3And SaulH7586 campedH2583 on the hillH1389 of HachilahH2444, whichH834 is oppositeH5921H6440 5JeshimonH3452, 6besideH5921 the roadH1870, and DavidH1732 was stayingH3427 in the wildernessH4057. When 7he sawH7200 that SaulH7586 had comeH935 afterH310 him into the wildernessH4057,

4DavidH1732 sentH7971 outH7971 spiesH7270, and he learnedH3045 that SaulH7586 was definitelyH3559 comingH935.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 26:1 1 Sam 23:19; Ps 54: title ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 26:1 Or the desert ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 26:2 Lit and with him ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 26:2 1 Sam 13:2; 24:2 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 26:3 Or the desert ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 26:3 1 Sam 24:3 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 26:3 1 Sam 23:15 ↩

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