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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 23:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 23:14 |
King James |
And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
DAVID ESCAPES TO ZIPH. (Sa1 23:14-18)
David abode in the wilderness . . . of Ziph--A mountainous and sequestered region was generally called a wilderness, and took its name from some large town in the district. Two miles southeast of Hebron, and in the midst of a level plain, is Tell-ziph, an isolated and conical hillock, about a hundred feet high, probably the acropolis [VAN DE VELDE], or the ruins [ROBINSON] of the ancient city of Ziph, from which the surrounding wilderness was called. It seems, anciently, to have been covered by an extensive woods. The country has for centuries lost its woods and forests, owing to the devastations caused by man. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Ziph is placed between Hebron and En-gedi (marginal references). (The "wood" Sa1 23:15 is by Conder taken as a proper name, "Cheresh," and identified with Khoreisa.) |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Wilderness of Ziph - Ziph was a city in the southern part of Judea, not far from Carmel. |
14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
16 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.