1 Samuel 24:1

וַיַּעַל דָּוִד מִשָּׁם וַיֵּשֶׁב בִּמְצָדוֹת עֵֽין ־ גֶּֽדִי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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 En-gedi.

In Context

2וַיְהִי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר שָׁב שָׁאוּל מֵאַחֲרֵי פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּגִּדוּ לוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה דָוִד בְּמִדְבַּר עֵין גֶּֽדִי ׃ ס

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Cross References

Joshua 15:62וְהַנִּבְשָׁן וְעִיר ־ הַמֶּלַח וְעֵין גֶּדִי עָרִים שֵׁשׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן ׃

1 Samuel 23:28וַיָּשָׁב שָׁאוּל מִרְדֹף אַחֲרֵי דָוִד וַיֵּלֶךְ לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים עַל ־ כֵּן קָֽרְאוּ לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא סֶלַע הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת ׃

Proverbs 29:12מֹשֵׁל מַקְשִׁיב עַל ־ דְּבַר ־ שָׁקֶר כָּֽל ־ מְשָׁרְתָיו רְשָׁעִֽים ׃

Hosea 7:3בְּרָעָתָם יְשַׂמְּחוּ ־ מֶלֶךְ וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶם שָׂרִֽים ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:1

We have hitherto had Saul seeking an opportunity to destroy David, and, to his shame, he could never find it. In this chapter David had a fair opportunity to destroy Saul, and, to his honour, he did not make use of it; and his sparing Saul's life was as great an instance of God's grace in him as the preserving of his own life was of God's providence over him. Observe, I. How maliciously Saul sought David's life, ver. 1, 2 . II. How generously David saved Saul's life (when he had him at an advantage) and only cut… Read the whole commentary →

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