1 Samuel 23:25

New International Reader's Version

Saul and his men started out to look for David. David was told about it. So he went down to a rock in the Desert of Maon to hide. Saul heard he was there. So he went into the Desert of Maon to chase David.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:2

He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fort. He is the God who saves me.

Judges 15:8

He struck them down with heavy blows. He killed many of them. Then he went down and stayed in a cave. It was in the rock of Etam.

1 Samuel 23:24

So they started out. They went to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the Desert of Maon. Maon is south of Jeshimon in the Arabah Valley.

1 Samuel 23:26

Saul was going along one side of the mountain. David and his men were on the other side. They were hurrying to get away from Saul. Saul and his army were closing in on David and his men. They were about to capture them.

1 Samuel 23:28

So Saul stopped chasing David. He went to fight against the Philistines. That’s why they call that place Sela Hammahlekoth.