1 Samuel 23:29
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New International Version (©2011)
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

New Living Translation (©2007)
David then went to live in the strongholds of En-gedi.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of Engedi.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
From there David went up and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.

International Standard Version (©2012)
David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.

NET Bible (©2006)
Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
From there David went to stay in the fortified camps of En Gedi.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And David went up from there, and dwelt in strongholds at Engedi.

American King James Version
And David went up from there, and dwelled in strong holds at Engedi.

American Standard Version
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds of Engaddi.

Darby Bible Translation
And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.

English Revised Version
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strong holds of En-gedi.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.

World English Bible
David went up from there, and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

Young's Literal Translation
And David goeth up thence, and abideth in fortresses at En-gedi.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

23:19-29 In the midst of his wickedness, Saul affected to speak the language of piety. Such expressions, without suitable effects, can only amuse or deceive those who hear, and those who use them. This mountain was an emblem of the Divine Providence coming between David and the destroyer. Let us not be dismayed at the prospect of future difficulties, but stay ourselves upon Him who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in working. Sooner than his promise shall fail, he will commission Philistines to effect our escape, at the very moment when our case appears most desperate. God requires entire dependence on him, If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established, Isa 7:9.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David went up from thence,.... From the wilderness of Maon, having had a narrow escape for his life:

and dwelt in strong holds in Engedi; another place in the tribe of Judah, and which lay in the wilderness of Judah, and from whence that is called the wilderness of Engedi; and here Dr. Lightfoot (w) thinks he penned the sixty third psalm, Psalm 63:1, the wilderness about Engedi being the most desert of all other places, that being upon the borders of the dead sea; of this place; see Gill on Joshua 15:62.

(w) Works, vol. 1. p. 58.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

29. David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi—that is, "the spring of the wild goats or gazelles"—a name given to it from the vast number of ibexes or Syrian chamois which inhabit these cliffs on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Jos 15:62). It is now called Ain Jiddy. On all sides the country is full of caverns, which might then serve as lurking places for David and his men, as they do for outlaws at the present day [Robinson].

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Saul Pursues David
…27But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste you, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. 28Why Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. 29And David went up from there, and dwelled in strong holds at Engedi.

Joshua 15:62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi--six towns and their villages.
1 Samuel 23:28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.
1 Samuel 24:1 After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, "David is in the Desert of En Gedi."
1 Samuel 24:22 So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
2 Chronicles 20:2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, "A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar" (that is, En Gedi).
Song of Solomon 1:14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.
Ezekiel 47:10 Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds--like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.