1 Samuel 26:2

New American Bible - revised edition

So Saul went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand of the best warriors of Israel, to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.

Cross References

Psalm 38:12

Friends and companions shun my disease; my neighbors stand far off.

1 Samuel 13:2

Saul chose three thousand of Israel, of whom two thousand remained with him in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the army back to their tents.

1 Samuel 24:17

When David finished saying these things to Saul, Saul answered, “Is that your voice, my son David?” And he wept freely.

1 Samuel 24:2

When Saul returned from the pursuit of the Philistines, he was told that David was in the desert near Engedi.

1 Samuel 24:3

So Saul took three thousand of the best men from all Israel and went in search of David and his men in the direction of the wild goat crags.