1 Samuel 26:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

David sent out spies, and learned of a certainty that Saul had come.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

David sent out spies and learned that Saul had actually come.

American Standard Version (1901)

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

Common English Bible

he sent spies and discovered that Saul had definitely arrived.

Catholic Public Domain Version

he sent explorers, and he learned that he certainly had arrived in that place.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

He sent spies, and learned that he was most certainly come thither.

1 Samuel 26:4 Cross References

Matthew 10:16

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Joshua 2:1

And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lodged there.

1 Samuel 26:3

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

1 Samuel 26:5

Then David rose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army; Saul was lying within the encampment, while the army was encamped around him.