Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.” New Living Translation After Saul returned from fighting the Philistines, he was told that David had gone into the wilderness of En-gedi. English Standard Version When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” Berean Standard Bible After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.” King James Bible 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 Engedi. New King James Version Now it happened, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, “Take note! David is in the Wilderness of En Gedi.” New American Standard Bible Now when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, it was reported to him, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” NASB 1995 Now when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” NASB 1977 Now it came about when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” Legacy Standard Bible Now when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” Amplified Bible When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the Wilderness of Engedi.” Christian Standard Bible When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness near En-gedi.” Holman Christian Standard Bible When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness near En-gedi.” American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it was that when Shaul returned from going after the Philistines, they showed him and they said to him: “Behold, David is in Metsruth which is in Gebauth!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when Saul returned from pursuing after the Philistines, that it was reported to him, saying, David is in the wilderness of Engaddi. Contemporary English Version When Saul got back from fighting off the Philistines, he heard that David was in the desert around En-Gedi. Douay-Rheims Bible And when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, they told him, saying: Behold, David is in the desert of Engaddi. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Saul came back from [fighting] the Philistines, he was told "Now David is in the desert near En Gedi." Good News Translation When Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, he was told that David was in the wilderness near Engedi. International Standard Version When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, "Look, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi." JPS Tanakh 1917 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.' Literal Standard Version And it comes to pass, when Saul has turned back from after the Philistines, that they declare to him, saying, “Behold, David [is] in the wilderness of En-gedi.” Majority Standard Bible After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.” New American Bible When Saul returned from the pursuit of the Philistines, he was told that David was in the desert near Engedi. NET Bible When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, "Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi." New Revised Standard Version When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.” New Heart English Bible It happened, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, "Look, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi." Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told to him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. World English Bible When Saul had returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi.” Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass when Saul hath turned back from after the Philistines, that they declare to him, saying, 'Lo, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Spares Saul1 After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.” 2So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.… Cross References Joshua 15:62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi--six cities, along with their villages. 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? 1 Samuel 23:28 So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth. 1 Samuel 23:29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi. Ezekiel 47:10 Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. Treasury of Scripture 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 Engedi. when Saul 1 Samuel 23:28,29 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth… following. 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? Proverbs 25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. the wilderness 1 Samuel 23:29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi. Jump to Previous David Declare Desert En Engedi En-Gedi En-Ge'di News Philistines Pursuing Saul Turned Waste WildernessJump to Next David Declare Desert En Engedi En-Gedi En-Ge'di News Philistines Pursuing Saul Turned Waste Wilderness1 Samuel 24 1. David, in a cave at En Gedi, spares his life8. He shows thereby his innocence, 16. Saul, acknowledging his fault, takes an oath of David, and departs. (1) When Saul was returned.--How intent Saul was on his bloody purpose with regard to his supposed rival is clear, for no sooner was the Philistine raid repulsed than with sleepless animosity he at once set forth with a force, as the next verse relates, of considerable magnitude to hunt down his foe. Saul was encouraged in this fresh enterprise by the offer of the Ziphites (see preceding 1Sam 1Samuel 24:19-22). These bitter enemies of David, in the interval of the Philistine war--accustomed to the passes and mountains of the barren region of the south of Canaan--complying with the king's request (1Samuel 23:23), had taken careful knowledge of the lurking-places where David was hiding, and were now prepared to act as guides to the well-equipped and disciplined forces under Saul in its marches and counter-marches in the deserts bordering on the south of Judah. En-gedi.--David and his band were now wandering along a lofty plateau, upon the tops of cliffs some 2,000 feet above the Dead Sea. En-gedi--still known as Ain-jedy, the Fountain of the Kid--is a beautiful oasis, in the barren wilderness to the south of Judah. Its original name was Hazazon Tamar--"The Palm Wood" (see 2Chronicles 20:2)--and was once an ancient settlement of the Amorites (see Genesis 14:7). It has in all ages been a favourite spot with the possessors of the land. King Solomon appears to have paid peculiar attention to this garden of the wilderness. He planted the hills round it with vines; from the fountain flows a warm limpid stream, delicious to the taste. The remains of ancient gardens tell us that in the golden days of the kings En-gedi was probably a favourite resort of the wealthy citizen of Jerusalem. Solpmon, in his "Song of Songs," writes of it in a strain which shows how he loved it, when he compares his beloved "to a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi."--Song of Solomon 1:14. Its present condition, as described by modern travellers, more nearly resembles the En-gedi when Saul hunted David among the rocks and caverns than the En-gedi the resort of the Jerusalem citizens, beautiful with gardens and vines of Solomon.--Conder: Tent Life. Dean Stanley and others have described the spot with great care, and left us a vivid picture of the scene. They tell us of the long and weary journey-across the desolate valleys and precipitous barren heights, and of the enchanting scene which lay before them when once Ain-jedy was reached. They describe in flowing language the plentiful and rich vegetation, the trees and fruits, the ruins of the ancient gardens, and remains of the beautiful groves, still inhabited by a multitude of singing birds. In the limestone cliffs are numerous caves, some of them very large and deep, well calculated to be the temporary shelter of large bodies of men. . . . Verse 1. - The wilderness of En-gedi. Finding no safety on the western side of the desert of Judah, where the Ziphites were ever watching his movements, David now boldly crossed this arid waste, and sought shelter in the remarkable oasis of En-gedi, on the shore of the Dead Sea. The word may signify either the Fountain of Luck or the Kid's Spring, the latter being the meaning of the name Ain-Jadi, which it still bears. In 2 Chronicles 20:2 it is identified with Hazazon-Tamar, the Palm Wood, an ancient seat of the Amorites, and evidently famous from of old for its fertility (Genesis 14:7). Conder ('Tent Work,' 2:126) describes the country over which David would have to travel as almost impassable, so that in four and a half hours of hard riding be and his party advanced only six miles, so deep were the valleys which they were obliged to cross. From a lofty peak on their way the view was most extraordinary. On every side were other ridges, equally white, steep, and narrow; their sides seamed by innumerable torrent beds, their summits sharp and rugged in outline. Not a tree was visible, and the whole region was like the dry basin of a former sea, scoured by the rains, and washed down in places to the hard foundation of metamorphic limestone which underlies the whole district. But the desert once crossed, "there is no scene," he says, "more vividly impressed on my memory than that of this magnificently rocky and savage pass, and the view from the spring below." He had encamped on a plateau upon the top of the cliffs, which rise to a height of 2000 feet above the Dead Sea; and 1340 feet below him the warm spring of En-gedi, 83° F., rises from under a great boulder, and dashing down the rest of the descent, flows across the plate at the foot of the cliffs, which is about half a mile square. All around are the ruins of ancient gardens and thickets, among which he saw the beautiful black grackles with gold-tipped wings, bulbuls, and thrushes. Solomon seems to have delighted in the spot, and to have covered the hills with vines; for he compares his beloved to a "cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi" (Song of Solomon 1:14). Neither palm nor vine is to be found there now, but there is still a rich vegetation, and groves of trees. According to Thomson ('The Land and the Book,' p. 602) the sides of the ravines leading to En-gedi are full of natural and artificial caves and sepulchres.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Afterכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Saul שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites had returned שָׁ֣ב (šāḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from pursuing מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י (mê·’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition-m Strong's 310: The hind or following part the Philistines, פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia he was told, וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ (way·yag·gi·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous “David דָוִ֔ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse is in the wilderness בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר (bə·miḏ·bar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech of עֵ֥ין (‘ên) 0 Strong's Hebrew En-gedi.” גֶּֽדִי׃ (ge·ḏî) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5872: Engedi -- 'spring of a kid', a place on west shore of the Dead Sea Links 1 Samuel 24:1 NIV1 Samuel 24:1 NLT 1 Samuel 24:1 ESV 1 Samuel 24:1 NASB 1 Samuel 24:1 KJV 1 Samuel 24:1 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 24:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 24:1 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 24:1 French Bible 1 Samuel 24:1 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 24:1 It happened when Saul was returned (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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