1 Samuel 24:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version And when Saul had returned after pursuing the Philistines, they reported to him, saying, "Behold, David is in the desert of Engedi." Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Saul took 3,000 chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men among the Rocks of the Wild Goats. American Standard Version (1901) Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. Common English Bible So Saul took three thousand men selected from all Israel and went to look for David and his soldiers near the rocks of the wild goats. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Saul was returned from following the Philistines they told him, saying: Behold, David is in the desert of Engaddi. English Standard Version 2016 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Wildgoats’ Rocks. |
Do you know at what time the wild goats have given birth among the rocks, or do you observe the deer when they go into labor?
I cried out to you, O Lord. I said: You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living.
I fall short at corrections from the strength of your hand. For you have chastised man for iniquity. And you have made his soul shrink away like a spider. Nevertheless, it is in vain that any man be disquieted.
And Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. And two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and at mount Bethel. Then one thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. But the remainder of the people, he sent back, each one to his own tent.
Therefore, Saul turned back, ceasing in the pursuit of David, and he traveled to meet the Philistines. For this reason, they called that place, the Rock of Division.
And Saul rose up, and he descended into the desert of Ziph, and with him three thousand elect men of Israel, so that he might seek David in the desert of Ziph.