Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
1 Samuel 24:1 - Tree of Life Version Now when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him saying, “Look, 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. |
Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Slanderous men are in you in order to shed blood. They have eaten at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts in your midst.
Fishermen will stand by it; from En-gedi to En-eglaim, it will be a place for spreading of nets. Their fish will be of many different kinds—like the fish of the Great Sea, a huge quantity.
They gladden the king with their evil and the princes with their lies.
Then some of the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gibeah, saying, “Isn’t David hiding with us in the strongholds at Choresh, in the hill of Hachilah which is south of Jeshimon?