Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth. New Living Translation So Saul quit chasing David and returned to fight the Philistines. Ever since that time, the place where David was camped has been called the Rock of Escape. English Standard Version So Saul returned from pursuing after David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape. Berean Standard Bible So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth. King James Bible Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. New King James Version Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place the Rock of Escape. New American Standard Bible So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Division. NASB 1995 So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape. NASB 1977 So Saul returned from pursuing David, and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape. Legacy Standard Bible So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape. Amplified Bible So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape. Christian Standard Bible So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to engage the Philistines. Therefore, that place was named the Rock of Separation. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to engage the Philistines. Therefore, that place was named the Rock of Separation. American Standard Version So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Shaul returned from after David, and he went on to meet the Philistines, because of this, they called that land Senar Palgutha Brenton Septuagint Translation So Saul returned from following after David, and went to meet the Philistines: therefore that place was called The divided Rock. Contemporary English Version Saul stopped going after David and went back to fight the Philistines. That's why the place is called "Escape Rock." Douay-Rheims Bible Wherefore Saul returned, leaving the pursuit of David, and went to meet the Philistines. For this cause they called that place, the Rock of division. English Revised Version So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. GOD'S WORD® Translation Saul gave up pursuing David and went to fight the Philistines. So that place was called Slippery Rock. Good News Translation So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to fight the Philistines. That is why that place is called Separation Hill. International Standard Version So Saul turned around from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines. Therefore, they call that place the Rock of Escape. JPS Tanakh 1917 So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. Literal Standard Version And Saul turns back from pursuing after David, and goes to meet the Philistines, therefore they have called that place “The Rock of Divisions.” Majority Standard Bible So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth. New American Bible Saul interrupted his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. This is how that place came to be called the Rock of Divisions. NET Bible So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth. New Revised Standard Version So Saul stopped pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape. New Heart English Bible So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Rock of Divisions. Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth. World English Bible So Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth. Young's Literal Translation And Saul turneth back from pursuing after David, and goeth to meet the Philistines, therefore they have called that place 'The Rock of Divisions.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Saul Pursues David…27Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!” 28So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth. 29And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.… Cross References 1 Samuel 23:27 Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!" 1 Samuel 23:29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi. 1 Samuel 24:1 After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, "David is in the wilderness of En-gedi." Treasury of Scripture Why Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. Sela-hammahlekoth. Jump to Previous David Divisions Escape Meet Philistines Pursuing Pursuit Rock Saul Sela Turneth Turning WhereforeJump to Next David Divisions Escape Meet Philistines Pursuing Pursuit Rock Saul Sela Turneth Turning Wherefore1 Samuel 23 1. David, enquiring of the Lord by Abiathar, rescues Keilah7. God showing him the coming of Saul, and the treachery of the Keilites, 13. he escapes from Keilah 14. In Ziph Jonathan comes and comforts him 19. The Ziphites discover him to Saul 25. At Maon he is rescued from Saul by the invasion of the Philistines 29. He dwells at En Gedi (28) Sela-hammahlekoth.--Literally, as in the margin of our Bibles, the rock (or, still better, the cliff) of divisions. Other scholars, with greater reason, prefer the derivation from a Hebrew word signifying to be smooth--the cliff of smoothness: that is, of slipping away or escaping. Ewald rather fancifully interprets the term as the "Cliff of Destiny or of Fate." Hebrew So Saulשָׁא֗וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites broke off וַיָּ֣שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again his pursuit מִרְדֹף֙ (mir·ḏōp̄) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute of David דָוִ֔ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and went וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to meet לִקְרַ֣את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7122: To encounter, befall the Philistines. פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia That is why עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against that הַה֔וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are place לַמָּק֣וֹם (lam·mā·qō·wm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition is called קָֽרְאוּ֙ (qā·rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read the Rock of Escape. הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃ (ham·maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5555: Sela-ham-Machlekoth Links 1 Samuel 23:28 NIV1 Samuel 23:28 NLT 1 Samuel 23:28 ESV 1 Samuel 23:28 NASB 1 Samuel 23:28 KJV 1 Samuel 23:28 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 23:28 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 23:28 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 23:28 French Bible 1 Samuel 23:28 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 23:28 So Saul returned from pursuing after David (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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