1 Samuel 24:2

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When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, 'David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'

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  • 1 Sam 26:2 : 2 So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, taking three thousand select men of Israel with him to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.
  • Ps 104:18 : 18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the hyraxes.
  • Ps 141:6 : 6 When their judges are thrown down from the cliffs, they will hear my words, for they are pleasant.
  • 1 Sam 13:2 : 2 Saul chose 3,000 men from Israel for himself. 2,000 were with Saul at Michmash and in the hills of Bethel, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent back to their homes.

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  • 1 Sam 26:1-3
    3 verses
    84%

    1Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Isn't David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, which overlooks the wilderness?"

    2So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, taking three thousand select men of Israel with him to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.

    3Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which faces the wilderness along the road, while David stayed in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul had come into the wilderness after him,

  • 1 Sam 24:3-4
    2 verses
    83%

    3So Saul chose three thousand elite men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.

    4He came to the sheepfolds along the way, and there was a cave. Saul went in to relieve himself, while David and his men were sitting in the innermost part of the cave.

  • 1 Sam 24:1
    81%

    1David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.

  • 1 Sam 23:23-26
    4 verses
    81%

    23Carefully identify all the hiding places where he could be staying and return to me with reliable information. Then I will come with you, and if he is indeed in the land, I will search for him among all the clans of Judah.

    24So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul, while David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain south of Jeshimon.

    25When Saul and his men began searching for him, David was told about it. He then went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard this, he pursued David into the wilderness of Maon.

    26Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. But as Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

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

    13So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and moved wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.

    14David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.

    15When David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life, he stayed in the Wilderness of Ziph, in the woods.

  • 1 Sam 13:2
    76%

    2Saul chose 3,000 men from Israel for himself. 2,000 were with Saul at Michmash and in the hills of Bethel, and 1,000 were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent back to their homes.

  • 1 Sam 24:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7He said to his men, 'The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, by raising my hand against him, for he is the LORD’s anointed.'

    8With these words, David restrained his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

    9David got up afterward, went out of the cave, and called after Saul, 'My lord the king!' When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage.

  • 1 Sam 23:8
    74%

    8So Saul summoned all the troops for battle to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    74%

    22Now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or destroy my name from my father's family.

  • 1 Sam 17:34
    74%

    34David said to Saul, 'Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,'

  • 1 Sam 23:19
    73%

    19The Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, 'Isn't David hiding among us in the strongholds in the woods, on the hill of Hachilah, south of Jeshimon?'

  • 1 Sam 16:19
    73%

    19Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

  • 1 Sam 22:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1David left from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there.

    2All those who were in distress, in debt, or bitter in spirit gathered to him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

  • 1 Sam 13:6
    72%

    6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a difficult situation and that the enemy was pressing them hard, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, pits, and cisterns.

  • 1 Chr 11:15
    72%

    15Three of the thirty chiefs went down to David at the rock by the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
    72%

    1David said to himself, "One day I will perish at the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me throughout the territory of Israel, and I will be safe from him."

  • 1 Sam 17:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19Saul, your brothers, and the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.

    20Early in the morning, David left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.

  • 1 Sam 14:2
    72%

    2Saul was staying on the outskirts of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree in Migron, and with him were about six hundred men.

  • 2 Sam 23:13
    72%

    13During harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 23:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2So David asked the LORD, saying, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."

    3But David's men said to him, "We are afraid here in Judah. How much more if we go to Keilah to face the battle lines of the Philistines!"

  • 1 Chr 12:1
    72%

    1These are the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banished because of Saul, son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped in battle.

  • 1 Sam 22:6
    71%

    6Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. Saul was seated in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the hill, spear in hand, with all his servants standing around him.

  • 2 Sam 6:1
    71%

    1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in number.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
    71%

    21Then David returned to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and had stayed behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the troops with him, and David greeted them warmly.

  • 1 Sam 19:15
    71%

    15Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, 'Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him.'

  • 1 Sam 15:4
    71%

    4Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    71%

    24When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    71%

    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    71%

    31When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    71%

    10The priest replied, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it. There is no other here.' David said, 'There is none like it; give it to me.'

  • 1 Sam 18:5
    71%

    5David went out and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul gave him command over the soldiers, and he was well-liked by everyone, including Saul’s officers.

  • 1 Sam 30:10
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    10David continued the pursuit with four hundred men, while two hundred stayed behind because they were too exhausted to cross the Besor Valley.

  • 1 Sam 23:28
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    28Then Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. That is why they called that place the Rock of Escape.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
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    15But David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
    71%

    13David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    71%

    13David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill at a distance, with a wide space between them.