1 Samuel 26:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.”
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BSBPD
“David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 26:4 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 2:1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
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