1 Samuel 26:1

And the Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah, saying: “Behold, David is hidden on the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite the wilderness.”

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In The King James Version

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

In Context

2And Saul rose up, and he descended into the desert of Ziph, and with him three thousand elect men of Israel, so that he might seek David in the desert of Ziph.

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Cross References

Joshua 15:24Ziph and Telem and Bealoth,

1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites ascended to Saul at Gibeah, saying: “Behold, is not David hidden with us in very secure places in the woods on the hill of Hachilah, which is to the right of the desert?

Psalms 54:1Unto the end. In verses, the understanding of David.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 26:1

David's troubles from Saul here begin again; and the clouds return after the rain, when one would have hoped the storm had blown over, and the sky had cleared upon that side; but after Saul had owned his fault in persecuting David, and acknowledged David's title to the crown, yet here he revives the persecution, so perfectly lost was he to all sense of honour and virtue. I. The Ziphites informed him where David was ( ver. 1 ), and thereupon he marched out with a considerable force in quest of him, ver. 2, 3 . II.… Read the whole commentary →

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