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1 Samuel 26:3 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 26 · verse 3
And 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.1 Samuel 26:3 · King James Version
1 Samuel 26:3 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.
4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- HachilahChăkîylâhChakilah, a hill in PalestineH2444 →
- Jeshimonyᵉshîymôwna desolationH3452 →
- pitchedchânâhproperly, to inclineH2583 →
- 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