1 Samuel 23:15
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
1 Samuel 23:15 in other translations
| BSB | While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life. |
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| WEB | David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the woods. |
| ASV | And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood. |
| YLT | And David seeth that Saul hath come out to seek his life, and David is in the wilderness of Ziph, in a forest. |
| DARBY | And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. |
| BBE | And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh. |
| Webster | And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. |
What does 1 Samuel 23:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 23:14-15
14-15. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 23:14-18
David made no attempt against Saul; he kept God's way, waited God's time, and was content to secure himself in woods and wildernesses. Let it make us think the worse of this world, which often gives such bad treatment to its best men: let it make us long for that kingdom where goodness shall for ever be in glory, and holiness in honour. We find Jonathan comforting David. As a pious friend, he directed him to God…
1 Samuel 23:15 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 23:14
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.
- 1 Samuel 23:15
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
- 1 Samuel 23:16
And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
1 Samuel 23:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Viendo pues David que Saúl había salido en busca de su alma, estábase él en el bosque en el desierto de Ziph. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et David vit que Saül était sorti pour chercher sa vie; et David se tenait au désert de Ziph, dans un bois. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und David sah, daß Saul ausgezogen war, um nach seinem Leben zu trachten; und David war in der Wüste Siph, im Walde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et vidit David quod egressus esset Saul ut quæreret animam ejus. Porro David erat in deserto Ziph in silva. |