1 Samuel 24:2 - Plain English Version

² So Saul got 3,000 of his best soldiers together from every place in Israel. And they went off to look for David and his men in the hill country, near a place called the rocks of the wild goats.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Then Saul took 3,000 chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men among the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

Common English Bible

² So Saul took three thousand men selected from all Israel and went to look for David and his soldiers near the rocks of the wild goats.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, "Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi."

1 Samuel 24:2 Cross References

1 Samuel 26:2

Saul quickly gathered together 3,000 of his best soldiers from Israel. They went off to look for David in the desert called Zif.