1 Samuel 26:4 - Tree of Life Version

So David sent out spies and realized that Saul had already arrived.

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 am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Joshua 2:1

Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent out two spies from Shittim saying: “Go, explore the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came to the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and lodged there.

1 Samuel 26:3

Saul camped in the hill of Hachilah which faces Jeshimon, by the road. But David was staying in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.

1 Samuel 26:5

Then David got up and went to the place where Saul had camped. David detected the spot where Saul lay asleep, as well as Abner son of Ner his army commander. Saul was lying inside the barricade and the troops were camped around him.