remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.
1 Samuel 24:1 - New International Version (Anglicised) After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, ‘David is in the Desert 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. |
remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.
In you are slanderers who are bent on shedding blood; in you are those who eat at the mountain shrines and commit lewd acts.
Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds – like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.
‘They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies.
Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi – six towns and their villages.
The Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, ‘Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?