1 Samuel 23:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁶ Saul went along one side of the mountain and David and his men went along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away from Saul, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ And Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David made haste to get away for fear of Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding [him] and his men to capture them.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

Common English Bible

²⁶ Saul was going around one side of a hill there while David and his soldiers were going around the other. David was hurrying to get away from Saul while Saul and his troops were trying to surround David and his soldiers in order to capture them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ And Saul went to one side of the mountain. But David and his men were on the other side of the mountain. Then David was despairing that he would be able to escape from the face of Saul. And Saul and his men enclosed David and his men in the manner of a crown, so that they might capture them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁶ And Saul went on this side of the mountain: and David and his men were on the other side of the mountain: and David despaired of being able to escape from the face of Sau. And Saul and his men encompassed David and his men round about to take them.

1 Samuel 23:26 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 15:14

David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, ‘Get up. We have to flee, or we will not escape from Absalom!  Leave quickly, or he will overtake us quickly, heap disaster on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.’

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, will you not judge them?  For we are powerless before this vast number that comes to fight against us. We do not know what to do, but we look to you.  ,

2 Corinthians 1:8

We don’t want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction that took place in Asia.  We were completely overwhelmed #– #beyond our strength   #– #so that we even despaired  of life itself.

Revelation 20:9

They came up across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the encampment of the saints, the beloved city.  Then fire came down from heaven  and consumed them.

Judges 16:2

When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded the place and waited in ambush for him all that night at the city gate. They kept quiet all night, saying, ‘Let’s wait until dawn; then we will kill him.’

1 Samuel 19:12

So she lowered David from the window, and he fled and escaped.

1 Samuel 20:38

Then Jonathan called to him, ‘Hurry up and don’t stop! ’ Jonathan’s servant picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

1 Samuel 23:25

and Saul and his men went to look for him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. Saul heard of this and pursued David there.

1 Samuel 23:27

Then a messenger came to Saul saying, ‘Come quickly, because the Philistines have raided the land! ’