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1 Samuel 23:28 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 23 · verse 28
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.1 Samuel 23:28 · King James Version
1 Samuel 23:28 in context
26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
28Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- pursuingrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intentH7291 →
- againstqirʼâhan encountering, accidental, friendly or hostileH7125 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
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Here, 1. The Ziphites offer their service to Saul, to betray David to him, Sa1 23:19, Sa1 23:20. He was sheltering himself in the wilderness of Ziph (Sa1 23:14, Sa1 23:15), putting the more confidence in the people of that country because they were of his own tribe.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-29