1 Samuel 23:26

God's Word

Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, and Saul and his men were going around ⌞the mountain⌟ toward David and his men, trying to capture them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:14

David told all his men who were with him in Jerusalem, “Let’s flee immediately, or none of us will escape from Absalom. Let’s leave right away, or he’ll catch up to us and bring disaster on us when he massacres the city.”

2 Chronicles 20:12

You’re our God. Won’t you judge them? We don’t have the strength to face this large crowd that is attacking us. We don’t know what to do, so we’re looking to you.”

Psalm 17:11

They have tracked me down. They have surrounded me. They have focused their attention on throwing me to the ground.

Psalm 17:9

Hide me from wicked people who violently attack me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.

Psalm 22:12

Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.

Psalm 22:16

Dogs have surrounded me. A mob has encircled me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

Psalm 31:22

When I was panic-stricken, I said, “I have been cut off from your sight.” But you heard my pleas for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

2 Corinthians 1:8

Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about the suffering we experienced in the province of Asia. It was so extreme that it was beyond our ability to endure. We even wondered if we could go on living.

Revelation 20:9

⌞I saw that⌟ they spread over the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s holy people and the beloved city. Fire came from heaven and burned them up.

Judges 16:2

The people of Gaza were told, “Samson’s here!” So they surrounded the place and waited all night at the city gate to ambush him. They were quiet all night. They thought, “We’ll kill him at dawn.”

1 Samuel 19:12

So Michal lowered David through a window, and he ran away to escape.

1 Samuel 20:38

Jonathan added, “Quick! Hurry up! Don’t stand there!” Jonathan’s young servant gathered the arrows and came to his master.

1 Samuel 23:25

When Saul and his men came to look for him, David was told the news. So he went to his mountain stronghold in the desert of Maon. Saul heard about it and pursued David into the desert of Maon.

1 Samuel 23:27

Then a messenger came to Saul and said, “Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the country.”