1 Samuel 26:4 - Plain English Version

⁴ he sent some men to have a look. They saw that Saul’s mob really was there, so they came back and told David.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ David sent out spies and learned that Saul had actually come.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

Common English Bible

⁴ he sent spies and discovered that Saul had definitely arrived.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ he sent explorers, and he learned that he certainly had arrived in that place.

1 Samuel 26:4 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,

1 Samuel 26:5

That night David went close to Saul’s camp. From his hiding place he saw Saul and the boss soldier Abner, Ner’s son. They slept in the middle. The other soldiers all slept around them.