1 Samuel 23:28

Easy To Read Version

So Saul stopped chasing David and went to fight the Philistines. That is why people call this place “Slippery Rock.” [194]

Cross References

Psalm 124:7

We are like a bird that was\par trapped in a net,\par and then escaped.\par The net broke, and we escaped!\par

1 Samuel 23:25

Saul and his men went to look for David. But people warned David. They told him that Saul was looking for him. David then went down to “The Rock” in the Desert of Maon. Saul heard that David had gone to the Desert of Maon. So Saul went to that place to find David.

1 Samuel 23:27

Then a messenger came to Saul. The messenger said, “Come quickly! The Philistines are attacking us!”

1 Samuel 23:29

David left the Desert of Maon and went to the fortresses [195] near En Gedi.

1 Samuel 24:1

After Saul had chased the Philistines away, people told Saul, “David is in the desert area near En Gedi.”

1 Samuel 24:2

So Saul chose 3,000 men from all over Israel. Saul took these men and began looking for David and his men. They looked near Wild Goat Rocks.