1 Samuel 24:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² So Sha’ul took three thousand chosen men from all Yisra’ĕ

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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

2 Samuel 22:2

And he said, “יהוה  is my rock and my stronghold and my deliverer.

Job 39:1

“Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young? Or do you observe when the deer gives birth?

Psalm 104:18

The high hills are for wild goats; Rocks a refuge for rock badgers.

Psalm 141:6

Their judges have been thrown down By the sides of the rock, But they have heard my words, For they have been pleasant.

Psalm 37:32

The wrong one is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to slay him.

Psalm 38:12

And those seeking my life lay a snare; And those seeking my evil have spoken of destruction, And utter deceit all day long.

1 Samuel 13:2

Sha’ul chose for himself three thousand men of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 23:28

So Sha’ul turned back from pursuing Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 26:2

And Sha’ul rose up and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand chosen men of Yisra’ĕ