1 Samuel 23:29

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 20:2 : 2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.
Josh 15:62 : 62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
Song 1:14 : 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
Ezek 47:10 : 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
1 Sam 24:1 : 1 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 Engedi.
Gen 14:7 : 7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Sam 24:1-3
3 verses
79%
1And 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 Engedi.
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: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
1 Sam 24:22
78%
22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.
1 Sam 23:13-15
3 verses
77%
13Then David and his men, which 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 strong holds, and remained in a mountain 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 a wood.
1 Chr 11:7
76%
7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
1 Sam 22:1
76%
1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
1 Sam 23:28
76%
28Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
2 Sam 23:13-14
2 verses
75%
13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
1 Sam 23:19
74%
19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
2 Sam 5:17
74%
17But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
1 Sam 23:24-26
3 verses
74%
24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
25Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a 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.
1 Sam 22:4-5
2 verses
74%
4And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
5And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
2 Sam 5:9
74%
9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
1 Sam 27:1-2
2 verses
73%
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 speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
1 Sam 21:10
73%
10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
1 Sam 26:3
72%
3And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
1 Sam 23:1-5
5 verses
72%
1Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
2Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
3And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
4Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
5So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
1 Sam 17:15
72%
15But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
1 Chr 11:16
72%
16And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.
2 Sam 5:7
72%
7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
1 Sam 26:13
72%
13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
1 Sam 19:18
72%
18So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
1 Sam 30:31
72%
31And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
1 Sam 24:7
72%
7So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
1 Sam 27:4
71%
4And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
1 Chr 21:19
71%
19And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.
2 Sam 24:19
71%
19And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.
1 Sam 27:8
71%
8And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
1 Sam 23:8
70%
8And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
1 Sam 19:8
70%
8And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
1 Sam 24:9
70%
9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
1 Sam 29:11
70%
11So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
2 Sam 5:25
70%
25And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
1 Sam 23:10
70%
10Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
2 Sam 22:1
69%
1And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
1 Chr 14:8
69%
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 26:5
69%
5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
1 Sam 22:23
69%
23Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.