1 Samuel 23:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in Horesh when he saw that Saul had come out to take his life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in the wood [at Horesh]. American Standard Version (1901) And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood. Common English Bible While David was at Horesh in the Ziph wilderness he learned that Saul was looking to kill him. Catholic Public Domain Version And David saw that Saul had gone out, so that he might seek his life. Now David was in the desert of Ziph, in the woods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life. And David was in the desert of Ziph, in a wood. |
They brought Ish-bosheth’s head to David at Hebron and said to the king, ‘Here’s the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who intended to take your life. Today the Lord has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.’
Then the one with a human appearance touched me again and strengthened me.
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
David then stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.
Then Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in God,
But David’s men said to him, ‘Look, we’re afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces! ’
Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon. David was living in the wilderness and discovered Saul had come there after him.