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1 Samuel 23:25

1 Samuel 23:25 is verse 25 of 1 Samuel chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

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King James Version

Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

World English Bible

Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

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1 Samuel 23:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

23 Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”

24 So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,

25 and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

26 Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

27 Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”

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Hebrew words

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he went שָׁא֣וּלSaul וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮and men his לְבַקֵּשׁ֒to seek [him]וַיַּגִּ֣דוּand people told לְדָוִ֔דto David וַיֵּ֣רֶדand he went down הַסֶּ֔לַעthe rock וַיֵּ֖שֶׁבand he remained בְּמִדְבַּ֣רin [the] wilderness of מָע֑וֹןMaon וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heard שָׁא֔וּלSaul וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףand he pursued אַחֲרֵֽיafter דָוִ֖דDavid מִדְבַּ֥ר[the] wilderness of מָעֽוֹןMaon

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

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.

Judges 15:8
And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.

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