Then they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, “Here is the head of Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, your enemy, who sought your life. Today Adonai has avenged my lord the king of Saul and his offspring.”
1 Samuel 23:15 - Tree of Life Version By now David was aware that Saul would come out to seek his life while David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Choresh. 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. |
Then they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, “Here is the head of Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, your enemy, who sought your life. Today Adonai has avenged my lord the king of Saul and his offspring.”
The world was not worthy of them! They wandered around in deserts and mountains, caves and holes in the ground.
So David stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness, remaining in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
Then Saul’s son Jonathan arose and went to David at Choresh and strengthened him in God.
But David’s fellow men said to him, “Look, we’re afraid here in Judah; how much more so if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces?”
Saul camped in the hill of Hachilah which faces Jeshimon, by the road. But David was staying in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.