1 Samuel 24:2 - Tree of Life Version

² So Saul took 3,000 chosen men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the mountain 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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And when Saul was returned from following the Philistines they told him, saying: Behold, David is in the desert of Engaddi.

1 Samuel 24:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 22:2

He said: “Adonai is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer.

Job 39:1

“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving doe?

Psalm 104:18

The high mountains are for wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for rock badgers.

Psalm 141:6

Their judges are thrown down from a cliff. Then they will hear my words, since they are sweet.

Psalm 37:32

The wicked lies in wait for the righteous, seeking to slay him.

Psalm 38:12

My friends and my companions stay away from my wound, and my kinsmen stand far off.

1 Samuel 13:2

Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of which 2,000 were with Saul in Michmas and in the hill country of Beth-el, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the troops he sent away, each one to his tent.

1 Samuel 23:28

So Saul had to return from chasing after David, and go to engage the Philistines. Therefore they called that place the Rock of Separation.

1 Samuel 26:2

So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, 3,000 chosen men of Israel with him, to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.