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1 Samuel 26:1 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 26 · verse 1
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?1 Samuel 26:1 · King James Version
1 Samuel 26:1 in context
1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ZiphitesZîyphîya Ziphite or inhabitant of ZiphH2130 →
- HachilahChăkîylâhChakilah, a hill in PalestineH2444 →
- GibeahGibʻâhGibahH1390 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
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Here, 1. Saul gets information of David's movements and acts offensively. The Ziphites came to him and told him where David now was, in the same place where he was when they formerly betrayed him, Sa1 23:19.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5