1 Samuel 26:4

New English Translation

David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.

Cross References

Matthew 10:16

“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Joshua 2:1

Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.

1 Samuel 26:3

Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the desert. When he realized that Saul had come to the desert to find him,

1 Samuel 26:5

So David set out and went to the place where Saul was camped. David saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general in command of his army, were sleeping. Now Saul was lying in the entrenchment, and the army was camped all around him.