1 Samuel 23:26 - Modern English Version

²⁶ Saul went on this side of the mountain and David and his men on that side of the mountain. And David hurried to get away from Saul. Now 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.

1 Samuel 23:26 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 15:14

David said to all of his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Get up. We must flee or there will be no escape from Absalom for us. Hurry up and leave, or he will soon reach us and bring disaster upon us, striking the city with the edge of the sword.”

2 Chronicles 20:12

O our God, will You not render judgment on them? For we have not strength enough to stand before this great army that is coming against us. And we do not know what we should do, but our eyes are on You.”

Psalm 17:11

They have now surrounded us in our steps; they have set their eyes to cast me to the ground,

Psalm 17:9

from the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.

Psalm 22:12

Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs have encompassed me; the assembly of the wicked has encircled me; they pierced my hands and my feet;

Psalm 31:22

For I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Your eyes.” Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried out to You.

2 Corinthians 1:8

For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant of our troubles which came to us in Asia. We were pressured beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.

Revelation 20:9

They traveled the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.

Judges 16:2

The people of Gaza were told, “Samson has come here!” So they surrounded him and laid in wait for him all night at the city gate. They kept quiet all night, thinking, “In the morning light we will kill him.”

1 Samuel 19:12

So Michal let David down through a window, and he went and fled to safety.

1 Samuel 20:38

Then Jonathan cried after the boy, “Hurry quickly! Do not stay!” And Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrow and came to his master.

1 Samuel 23:25

Saul and his men went to seek him, but they told David. Therefore he came down to the Rock, and lived in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the Wilderness of Maon.

1 Samuel 23:27

But a messenger came to Saul saying, “Hurry and go! For the Philistines have invaded the land.”