1 Samuel 23:15

What does 1 Samuel 23:15 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 23:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And David seeth that Saul hath come out to seek his life, and David <FI>is<Fi> in the wilderness of Ziph, in a forest.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life. And David was in the desert of Ziph, in a wood.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

Context

v.14And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

v.15This passage

v.16And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

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