1 Samuel 24:1

Now when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, saying, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.”

1 Samuel 23:28-29

So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape.

1 Samuel 23:19

Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

Proverbs 25:5

Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.

Ezekiel 22:9

Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.

Hosea 7:3

With their wickedness they make the king glad,
And the princes with their lies.

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Summary

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.

When saul

The wilderness

Bible References

When saul

1 Samuel 23:28
So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape.

It was told

1 Samuel 23:19
Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,
All his ministers become wicked.
Ezekiel 22:9
Slanderous men have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood, and in you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have committed acts of lewdness.
Hosea 7:3
With their wickedness they make the king glad,
And the princes with their lies.

The wilderness

1 Samuel 23:29
David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of Engedi.