1 Samuel 24:1

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • 1 Sam 23:28-29 : 28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. 29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.
  • 1 Sam 23:19 : 19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
  • Prov 25:5 : 5 Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
  • Prov 29:12 : 12 If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.
  • Ezek 22:9 : 9 Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.
  • Hos 7:3 : 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 24:2-4
    3 verses
    81%

    2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

    3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

    4And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.

  • 1 Sam 23:24-29
    6 verses
    79%

    24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.

    25And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

    26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

    27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.

    28So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

    29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

  • 1 Sam 26:1-5
    5 verses
    79%

    1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?

    2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

    3And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

    4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

    5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped round about him.

  • 1 Sam 23:13-15
    3 verses
    78%

    13Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

    14And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

    15And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
    78%

    1And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    76%

    31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 24:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

    8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.

    9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    75%

    22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 18:24-25
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    24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

    25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 27:4
    75%

    4And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

  • 1 Sam 14:46
    74%

    46Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    74%

    15Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    74%

    8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
    74%

    1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
    74%

    16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

  • 1 Sam 22:6
    73%

    6And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 23:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

    8And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
    73%

    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    73%

    8And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 1:3
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    3And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

  • 1 Sam 23:1
    73%

    1And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

  • 1 Sam 16:19
    72%

    19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    72%

    25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Sam 23:19
    72%

    19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

  • 1 Sam 23:10
    72%

    10Then said David, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
    72%

    12So David's young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him according to all these words.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
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    48And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
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    17And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 19:19
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    19And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.

  • 1 Sam 18:30
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    30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much [ set by.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
    72%

    37And David said, Jehovah that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and Jehovah shall be with thee.