Verse 14

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  David oppholdt seg i ørkenen i fjellborger, og han bodde i fjellene i ørkenen Zif. Saul lette etter ham hele tiden, men Gud ga ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  David holdt til i ørkenen på skjulesteder, og bodde på et berg i ørkenen ved Zif. Og Saul søkte ham hver dag, men Gud overgav ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Norsk King James

  Og David bodde i ørkenen i festninger, og han ble på en fjelltopp i ørkenen i Zif. Og Saul søkte ham daglig, men Gud overgav ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  David bodde i fjellfestningene i ørkenen, på fjellet i Zif-ørkenen. Saul lette etter ham hele tiden, men Gud ga ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  David oppholdt seg i ørkenen på festningsstedene og bodde i fjellene i Zifs ørken. Saul lette etter ham hver dag, men Gud overgav ham ikke i Sauls hånd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  David oppholdt seg i ørkenen, i fjellfestninger, og han ble boende på et fjell i ørkenen Zif. Saul lette etter ham hver dag, men Gud overgav ham ikke i hans hånd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  David holdt til i øde områder, i befestede tilfluktssteder, og bodde på et fjell i Zifs ørken. Saul lette etter ham hver dag, men Gud overga ham ikke til hans makt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  David oppholdt seg i ørkenen, i fjellfestninger, og han ble boende på et fjell i ørkenen Zif. Saul lette etter ham hver dag, men Gud overgav ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  David ble i ørkenen i festningene og oppholdt seg i fjellene i Zifs ørken. Saul søkte ham alle dager, men Gud overga ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  David 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.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David bodde i ørkenen i fjellborgene og holdt til på fjellet i ørkenen Zif. Saul søkte ham hele tiden, men Gud overgav ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og David blev i Ørken i Befæstningerne, omsider blev han paa Bjerget i den Ørk Siph; og Saul søgte efter ham alle (sine) Dage, men Gud gav ham ikke i hans Haand

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  David oppholdt seg i ødemarken i sterke tilfluktssteder, og ble værende i et fjell i Zips ødemark. Saul søkte ham hver dag, men Gud ga ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  David oppholdt seg i ørkenens festninger, og bodde i høylandet i Zif-ørkenen. Saul søkte ham hver dag, men Gud ga ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  David oppholdt seg i ørkenen i festninger og holdt til i fjellene i Zifs ødemark. Saul søkte ham alle dager, men Gud ga ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  David holdt til i ørkenen i fjellborgene og forble i fjellene i ødemarken i Sif. Saul søkte ham hver dag, men Gud gav ham ikke i hans hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  David holdt seg i ørkenen, på trygge steder, og ventet i fjellene i ørkenen ved Zif. Og Saul lette etter ham hver dag, men Gud ga ham ikke i Sauls hender.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for Dauid, he remayned in the wildernes in the castell, and abode vpon the mount in the wildernes of Siph. But Saul soughte him as longe as he lyued. Neuertheles God gaue him not in to his handes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Dauid abode in the wildernesse in holdes, & remayned in a mountaine in the wildernes of Ziph; Saul sought him euery day, but God deliuered him not into his hand.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Dauid abode in the wildernesse in strong holdes, and remained in a mountayne in the wildernesse of Ziph: And Saul sought him euery day, but God deliuered him not into his hande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And David abideth in the wilderness, in fortresses, and abideth in the hill-country, in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul seeketh him all the days, and God hath not given him into his hand.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And David kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands.

• World English Bible (2000)

  David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 54:3-4 : 3 For strangers have risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. 4 Behold, God is my helper: the Lord is with those who uphold my soul.
• Josh 15:24 : 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
• Josh 15:55 : 55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
• Ps 32:7 : 7 You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
• Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
• 1 Sam 23:7 : 7 And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
• 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 And 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 quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.
• Ps 11:1-3 : 1 In the LORD I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, 'Flee as a bird to your mountain'? 2 For behold, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, to secretly shoot at the upright in heart. 3 If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?
• Prov 1:16 : 16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
• Prov 4:16 : 16 For they do not sleep unless they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
• Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the LORD.
• Jer 36:26 : 26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them.
• Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. But out of them all the Lord delivered me.
• 2 Tim 4:17-18 : 17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be fully preached through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered from the mouth of the lion. 18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.