1 Samuel 23:26

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:14

Then David spoke to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem. He said, “Come on! We have to leave right away! If we don’t, none of us will escape from Absalom. He’ll move quickly to catch up with us. He’ll destroy us. His men will kill everyone in the city with their swords.”

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, won’t you please judge them? We don’t have the power to face this huge army that’s attacking us. We don’t know what to do. But we’re looking to you to help us.”

Psalm 17:11

They have tracked me down. They are all around me. Their eyes watch for a chance to throw me to the ground.

Psalm 17:9

Save me from the sinful people who want to destroy me. Save me from my deadly enemies who are all around me.

Psalm 22:12

Many enemies are all around me. They are like strong bulls from the land of Bashan.

Psalm 22:16

A group of sinful people has closed in on me. They are all around me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalm 31:22

I was afraid and said, “I’ve been cut off from you!” But you heard my cry for your favor. You heard me when I called out to you for help.

2 Corinthians 1:8

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the hard times we had in Asia Minor. We were having a lot of trouble. It was far more than we could stand. We even thought we were going to die.

Revelation 20:9

They marched across the whole earth. They surrounded the place where God’s holy people were camped. It was the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and burned them up.

Judges 16:2

The people of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place. They hid and waited for him at the city gate all night long. They didn’t make any move against him during the night. They said, “Let’s wait until the sun comes up. Then we’ll kill him.”

1 Samuel 19:12

So Michal helped David escape through a window. He ran and got away.

1 Samuel 20:38

He continued, “Hurry up! Run fast! Don’t stop!” The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

1 Samuel 23:25

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.

1 Samuel 23:27

Just then a messenger came to Saul. He said, “Come quickly! The Philistines are attacking the land.”