1 Samuel 26:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.”
1 Samuel 26:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 26:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 26:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.”
1 Samuel 26:2 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 26:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. ”
1 Samuel 26:2 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 26:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Saul riseth, and goeth down unto the wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand men, chosen ones of Israel, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.”
1 Samuel 26:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 26:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. ”
1 Samuel 26:2 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 26:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Saul arose, and went downe to the wildernes of Ziph, hauing three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, for to seeke Dauid in the wildernesse of Ziph.”
1 Samuel 26:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 26:2 in Context — 1 Samuel 26
1 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
What Does 1 Samuel 26:2 Mean?
1 Samuel 26:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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