1 Samuel 23:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

David left and went to live in the hideouts at En-Gedi.

Cross References

Genesis 14:7

They went back to the city of Enmishpat, better known as Kadesh. Then they captured all the land that belonged to the Amalekites, and they defeated the Amorites who were living in Hazazon-Tamar.

2 Chronicles 20:2

Messengers told Jehoshaphat, “A large army from Edom east of the Dead Sea has invaded our country. They have already reached En-Gedi.”

Song of Solomon 1:14

you are flower blossoms from the gardens of En-Gedi.

Ezekiel 47:10

From En-Gedi to Eneglaim, people will fish in the sea and dry their nets along the coast. There will be as many kinds of fish in the Dead Sea as there are in the Mediterranean Sea.

1 Samuel 23:28

Saul stopped going after David and went back to fight the Philistines. That's why the place is called “Escape Rock”.

1 Samuel 24:1

When Saul got back from fighting off the Philistines, he heard that David was in the desert around En-Gedi.

1 Samuel 24:22

So David promised, and Saul went home. David and his men returned to their hideout.