Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation So they left and returned to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in a desolate valley in the southern part of the Judean wilderness. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: and David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain at the right hand of Jesimon. 1 Samuel 25:2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. ) is described as a man of Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and though he might dwell generally in Maon, yet he is styled Nabal the Carmelite, form the place where his estate lay. Calmet supposes it to be the city Minois, which Eusebius places in the vicinity of Gaza; and the Moenoemi Castrum, which the Theodosian code places neat Beersheba. Maon 1 Samuel 25:2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. Joshua 15:55 Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Jota, the south 1 Samuel 23:19 And the Ziphites went up to Saul, in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert. Context Saul Pursues David…23Consider, and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is hid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if he should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda. 24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: and David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain at the right hand of Jesimon.25Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.… Cross References Joshua 15:55 Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Jota, 1 Samuel 23:23 Consider, and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is hid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if he should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda. 1 Samuel 23:25 Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. 1 Samuel 25:2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. Jump to Previous Ahead Arabah David Desert Desolate Jeshimon Jeshi'mon Maon Ma'on Plain Rise Saul South Waste Wilderness ZiphJump to Next Ahead Arabah David Desert Desolate Jeshimon Jeshi'mon Maon Ma'on Plain Rise Saul South Waste Wilderness ZiphLinks 1 Samuel 23:24 NIV1 Samuel 23:24 NLT 1 Samuel 23:24 ESV 1 Samuel 23:24 NASB 1 Samuel 23:24 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 23:24 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 23:24 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 23:24 French Bible 1 Samuel 23:24 German Bible Alphabetical: ahead and Arabah arose before David Desert his in Jeshimon Maon men Now of out Saul set So south the Then they to went were wilderness Ziph OT History: 1 Samuel 23:24 They arose and went to Ziph before (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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