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1 Samuel 23:14-16
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 23:14-16
Lexham English Bible
David Eludes Saul’s Pursuit
14 David remained in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him continually,[a] but God did not give him into his hand. 15 When David realized that Saul had gone out to seek his life, David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. 16 So Jonathan the son of Saul got up and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him[b] through God.
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- 1 Samuel 23:14 Literally “all the days”
- 1 Samuel 23:16 Literally “he strengthened his hand”
1 Samuel 23:14-16
New International Version
1 Samuel 23:14-16
New International Version
14 David stayed in the wilderness(A) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.(B) Day after day Saul searched(C) for him, but God did not(D) give David into his hands.
15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that[a] Saul had come out to take his life.(E) 16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(F) in God.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or he was afraid because
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