1 Samuel 26:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 26:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 26:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 26:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.”
1 Samuel 26:3 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 26:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. ”
1 Samuel 26:3 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 26:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Saul encampeth in the height of Hachilah, which <FI>is<Fi> on the front of the desert, by the way, and David is abiding in the wilderness, and he seeth that Saul hath come after him in to the wilderness;”
1 Samuel 26:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 26:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which faces the waste, by the way side. And David abode in the wilderness; and when he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness, ”
1 Samuel 26:3 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 26:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Ieshimon by the way side. Now Dauid abode in the wildernesse, and he sawe that Saul came after him into the wildernesse.”
1 Samuel 26:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 26:3 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.
5 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
What Does 1 Samuel 26:3 Mean?
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