Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And David will dwell in the desert in fastnesses, and he will dwell in the mountain in the desert of Ziph. And Saul will seek him all the days, and God save him not into his hand.
New American Standard Bible
David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of
King James 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.
Holman Bible
David then stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph.
International Standard Version
David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and he lived in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not let David slip into Saul's control.
A Conservative Version
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 did not deliver him into his hand.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
David stayed in the wilderness in strongholds, in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.
Bible in Basic English
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
Darby Translation
And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
King James 2000
And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and remained in the mountains in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
Lexham Expanded Bible
David remained in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him {continually}, but God did not give him into his hand
Modern King James verseion
And David stayed in the wilderness in strongholds, and remained in the stronghold in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul looked for him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him all his life, but God delivered him not into his hand.
NET Bible
David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the desert of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.
New Heart English Bible
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 did not deliver him into his hand.
The Emphasized Bible
Then David abode in the wilderness, in the fortresses, and he abode in the hill country, in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him continually, but God delivered him not into his hand.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
David » King of israel » Goes to the wilderness of ziph, is betrayed to saul
Deserts » The persecuted fled to
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Ziph
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Topics
Interlinear
Yashab
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Baqash
Yowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 23:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Eludes Saul's Pursuit
13 And David will rise, and his men, about six hundred men, and they will go forth from Keilah, and they will go wherever they will go. And it was announced to Saul that David escaped from Keilah; and he will cease to go forth. 14 And David will dwell in the desert in fastnesses, and he will dwell in the mountain in the desert of Ziph. And Saul will seek him all the days, and God save him not into his hand. 15 And David will see that Saul went forth to seek his soul: and David in the desert of Ziph in a thicket
Cross References
Psalm 54:3-4
For strangers rose up against me, and the powerful sought out my soul: they set not God before them. Silence.
Joshua 15:24
Ziph and Telem and Bealoth,
Joshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Juttah
Psalm 32:7
Thou a covering to me, from straits thou wilt watch me; thou wilt surround me with rejoicings of deliverance. Silence.
1 Samuel 23:7
And it will be announced to Saul that David came to Keilah. And Saul will say, God sold him into my hand; for he was shut up, to come to a city of doors and bars.
1 Samuel 27:1
And David will say in his heart, Now shall I be added one day into the hand of Saul: nothing good to me but escaping, I will escape into the land of the rovers; and Saul despairing to seek me farther in all the bound of Israel: and I was saved out of his hand.
Psalm 11:1-3
To the overseer; of David. In Jehovah I put my trust: how will ye say to my soul, Wander ye to your mountain, little bird?
Psalm 37:32-33
The unjust watches for the just, and seeks to kill him,
Proverbs 1:16
For their feet will run to evil, and they will hasten to pour out blood:
Proverbs 4:16
For they slept not, if they shall not do evil; and their sleep was taken away, if they shall not cause to falter.
Proverbs 21:30
No wisdom and no understanding, and no counsel against Jehovah.
Jeremiah 36:26
And the king commanded Jerahmeel, son of the king, and Seraiah, son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; and Jehovah will hide them..
Romans 8:31
What then shall we say to these? if God with us, who against us?
2 Timothy 3:11
Expulsions, sufferings, which were to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what expulsions I endured: and the Lord delivered me from all.
2 Timothy 4:17-18
But the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the promulgation might be rendered perfectly certain, and all the nations might hear: and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.