1 Samuel 26:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Saul gathered 3000 of the best soldiers in Israel and went down to the desert of Ziph to search for David there.

Cross References

1 Samuel 24:2

So Saul chose 3000 men from all over Israel and began searching for David and his men. They looked near Wild Goat Rocks.

Psalm 38:12

My enemies say bad things about me. They are spreading lies and rumors. They talk about me all the time.

1 Samuel 24:17

He said, “You are right, and I am wrong. You were good to me, even though I have been bad to you.

1 Samuel 13:2

Saul chose 3000 men from Israel. There were 2000 men who stayed with him at Micmash in the hill country of Bethel. There were 1000 men who stayed with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul sent the other men in the army back home.

1 Samuel 24:3

Saul came to some sheep pens beside the road. There was a cave near there, so Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were deep inside that same cave.