1 Samuel 23:26
Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
27Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:12So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.
2 Samuel 15:14And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
Psalms 17:11They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,
Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
Psalms 118:11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 23:20-29
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? 20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. 21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord ; for ye have compassion on me. 22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for… Read the whole commentary →