Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Saul will turn back from pursuing after David, and he will go to meet the rovers: for this they called that place the Rock of Escapes.
New American Standard Bible
So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place
King James Version
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
Holman Bible
So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to engage the Philistines. Therefore, that place was named the Rock of Separation.
International Standard Version
So Saul turned around from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines. Therefore, they call that place the Rock of Escape.
A Conservative Version
So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
American Standard Version
So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
Amplified
So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape.
Bible in Basic English
So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.
Darby Translation
And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
King James 2000
Therefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Saul returned from pursuing David, and he went to confront [the] Philistines. Therefore, they called that place the Rock of Division.
Modern King James verseion
And Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place, The Rock of the Division.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore Saul returned from persecuting David, and went against the Philistines. And therefore the place is called Selahammahelekoth.
NET Bible
So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth.
New Heart English Bible
So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
The Emphasized Bible
Then returned Saul from pursuing David, and departed to meet the Philistines, - for which cause, they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth "the Cliff of Separation".
Webster
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth.
World English Bible
So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Saul turneth back from pursuing after David, and goeth to meet the Philistines, therefore they have called that place 'The Rock of Divisions.'
Themes
David » King of israel » Saul is diverted from pursuit of
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Sela-hammahlekoth in the wilderness of maon
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 23:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Eludes Saul's Pursuit
27 And a messenger came to Saul, saying, Hasten and come, for the rovers plundered upon the land. 28 And Saul will turn back from pursuing after David, and he will go to meet the rovers: for this they called that place the Rock of Escapes. 29 And David will go up from thence and dwell in the fastnesses of the Fountain of Goats.