1 Samuel 24:1
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.
KJV
Ascendit ergo David inde : et habitavit in locis tutissimis Engaddi.
Vulgate
καὶ ἀνέστη Δαυεὶδ ἐκεῖθεν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς στενοῖς Ἐνγάδδει.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יַּ֥עַל דָּוִ֖ד מִ/שָּׁ֑ם וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב בִּ/מְצָד֥וֹת עֵֽין גֶּֽדִי
Hebrew
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En-gedi
In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גֶּֽדִי
gdy
proper_noun · 12×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
מְּצָד֔וֹת
mtsdvt
noun · 10×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers the prophet Samuel, the demand for a king, Saul's anointing and reign, David's anointing, his victory over Goliath, his friendship with Jonathan, Saul's pursuit of David, and Saul's death at Mount Gilboa. Josephus provides psychological depth to the characters.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 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?
- 1Sam 23:28 — Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
- Ezek 22:9 — In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
- Heb 11:38 — (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
- Hos 7:3 — They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
- Prov 25:5 — Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
- Prov 29:12 — If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.