1 Samuel 24:2
\24:1\Now when Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, news was given him that David was in the waste land of En-gedi.
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1\23:29\And from there, David went up and took cover in the safe place of En-gedi.
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:28So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.
Psalms 37:32The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
Psalms 104:18The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:2-9
David Spares Saul in the Cave. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 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 Engedi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of David said unto… Read the whole commentary →