1 Samuel 23:25

New Living Translation

When David heard that Saul and his men were searching for him, he went even farther into the wilderness to the great rock, and he remained there in the wilderness of Maon. But Saul kept after him in the wilderness.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:2

He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;

Judges 15:8

So he attacked the Philistines with great fury and killed many of them. Then he went to live in a cave in the rock of Etam.

1 Samuel 23:24

So the men of Ziph returned home ahead of Saul. Meanwhile, David and his men had moved into the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah Valley south of Jeshimon.

1 Samuel 23:26

Saul and David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men,

1 Samuel 23:28

So Saul quit chasing David and returned to fight the Philistines. Ever since that time, the place where David was camped has been called the Rock of Escape.