1 Samuel 26:1 - Plain English Version

¹ One day, some men from a place called Zif went to see Saul at his place at Gibeah. They said, “David’s mob are hiding in a cave at the hill called Hakilah near Jeshimon town.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THE ZIPHITES came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself on the hill of Hachilah, east of Jeshimon?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?

Common English Bible

¹ The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah. “David is hiding on Hachilah’s hill, which faces Jeshimon,” they said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ And the Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah, saying: "Behold, David is hidden on the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite the wilderness."

1 Samuel 26:1 Cross References

1 Samuel 26:3

They camped in the hill country beside the road. David’s mob stayed in the bush. After he heard that Saul was at Hakilah,