1 Samuel 23:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 23:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 23:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 23:14 WEB — 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.”
1 Samuel 23:14 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 23:14 ASV — 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. ”
1 Samuel 23:14 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 23:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
1 Samuel 23:14 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 23:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, butGod did not give him into his hand. ”
1 Samuel 23:14 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 23:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid abode in the wildernesse in holdes, and remayned in a mountaine in the wildernes of Ziph. And Saul sought him euery day, but God deliuered him not into his hand.”
1 Samuel 23:14 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 23:14 in Context — 1 Samuel 23
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up.
13 Then 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.
14 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.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
What Does 1 Samuel 23:14 Mean?
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