1 Samuel 24:2 - 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. 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. 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." 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. |
“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the does?
The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long.
Saul chose three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent home, every man to his tent.
So Saul returned from pursuing after David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.
So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.