1 Samuel 26:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?””
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“Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the Ziphites come in unto Saul, at Gibeah, saying, `Is not David hiding himself in the height of Hachilah, on the front of the desert?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 26:1 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 15:24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
- Joshua 15:55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
- 1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
- 1 Samuel 26:3Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,
- Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
- Psalms 54:2Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
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