1 Samuel 23:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.”

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BSBPD

“Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who hath seen him there? for <FI>one<Fi> hath said unto me, He is very subtile.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 23:22 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 17:9Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
  2. 2 Kings 6:13So the king said, “Go and see where he is, that I may send men to capture him.” On receiving the report, “Elisha is in Dothan,”
  3. Job 5:13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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