1 Samuel 23:29

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 14:7

Then King Kedorlaomer turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is Kadesh) and defeated the Amalekite people. He also defeated the Amorite people living in Hazezon Tamar.

2 Chronicles 20:2

Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “There is a large army coming against you from Edom. They are coming from the other side of the \{Dead\} Sea. They are already in Hazazon Tamar!” (Hazazon Tamar is also called En Gedi.)

Ezekiel 47:10

You can see fishermen standing by the river all the way from En Gedi to En Eglaim. You can see them throwing their fishing nets and catching many kinds of fish. There are as many kinds of fish in the Dead Sea as there are in the Mediterranean Sea.

Joshua 15:62

Nibshan, Salt City, and En Gedi. In all, there were six towns and all the fields around them.

1 Samuel 23:28

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

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 24:22

So David made a promise to Saul. David promised that he would not kill Saul’s family. Then Saul went back home. David and his men went up to the fort.