1 Samuel 23:25 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Saul and his men went to search for 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 into the wilderness of Maon.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

When Saul and his troops went looking for him, David was told about it, so he went down to a certain rock there and stayed in the Maon wilderness. When Saul heard that, he went into the Maon wilderness after David.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then Saul and his allies went to seek him. And this was reported to David. And immediately, he descended to the rock, and he moved about in the desert of Maon. And when Saul had heard of it, he pursued David in the desert of Maon.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Then Saul and his men went to seek him. And it was told David: and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul had heard of it he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

1 Samuel 23:25 Krydshenvisninger

2 Samuel 22:2

He said, “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,

Judges 15:8

He struck them down hip and thigh with a massive defeat, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

1 Samuel 23:24

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

1 Samuel 23:26

Saul went on one side of the mountain and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, while Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

1 Samuel 23:28

So Saul stopped pursuing David and went against the Philistines; therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.