Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be founded in righteousness.
1 Samuel 24:1 - Modern King James Version And it happened when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, they told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition WHEN SAUL returned from following the Philistines, he was told, Behold, David is in the Wilderness of En-gedi. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. Common English Bible Even as Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was informed that David was in the En-gedi wilderness. Catholic Public Domain Version Then David ascended from there, and he lived in very secure places in Engedi. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds of Engaddi. |
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be founded in righteousness.
In you are men of slander to shed blood; and in you they eat on the mountains; in your midst they do unchaste acts.
And it will be, the fishermen shall stand on it from En-gedi even to En-eglaim, a spreading place for nets shall be there. Their fish shall be according to their kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very many.
They make the king glad with their evil, and the rulers with their lies.
and Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities and their villages.
And the men of Ziph came up to Saul, to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the forest, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the wilderness?