1 Samuel 26:3 - Easy To Read Version

Saul set up his camp on the hill of Hakilah. The camp was beside the road across from Jeshimon.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Saul encamped on the hill of Hachilah, which is beside the road east of Jeshimon. But David remained in the wilderness. And when he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness,

American Standard Version (1901)

And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

Common English Bible

Saul camped on Hachilah’s hill opposite Jeshimon beside the road, but David stayed in the wilderness. When David learned that Saul had come after him into the wilderness,

Catholic Public Domain Version

And Saul encamped at Gibeah on Hachilah, which was opposite the wilderness on the way. But David was living in the desert. Then, seeing that Saul had arrived after him in the wilderness,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Saul encamped in Gabaa Hachila, which was over against the wilderness in the way: and David abode in the wilderness. And seeing that Saul was come after him into the wilderness

1 Samuel 26:3 Cross References

Psalm 63:1

God, you are my God.\par And I want you so much.\par My soul and my body thirst for you,\par like a dry, weary land with no water.\par

1 Samuel 23:15

David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph. He was afraid, because Saul was coming to kill him.

1 Samuel 23:19

The people from Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah. They told Saul, “David is hiding in our area. He is at the fortresses [193] of Horesh on Hakilah Hill, south of Jeshimon.

1 Samuel 24:3

Saul came to the sheep pens beside the road. There was a cave near there. Saul went into the cave to relieve himself. David and his men were hiding far back in the cave.

1 Samuel 26:1

The people of Ziph went to see Saul at Gibeah. They said to Saul, “David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah. This hill is across from Jeshimon.”

1 Samuel 26:4

So David sent out spies. [203] David learned that Saul had come to Hakilah.