1 Samuel 24:3 - The Scriptures 1998

³ And he came to the sheepfolds, on the way, and there was a cave. And Sha’ul went in to relieve himself. Now Dawiḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ He came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the cave's innermost recesses.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

Common English Bible

³ He came to the sheep pens beside the road where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave to use the restroom. Meanwhile, David and his soldiers were sitting in the very back of the cave.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Therefore, Saul, taking three thousand elect men from all of Israel, traveled in order to search for David and his men, even upon the most broken rocks, which are passable only to mountain goats.

1 Samuel 24:3 Cross References

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.

Judges 3:24

And when he had gone out, his servants came to look and saw the doors of the roof room were locked. So they said, “He is only covering his feet in the cool roof room.”

1 Samuel 13:2

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

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

1 Samuel 26:3

And Sha’ul encamped in the hill of Ḥ