1 Samuel 26:2

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

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WEBBE

Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

BSB

So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.

KJV

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

ASV

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

BBE

Then Saul went down to the waste land of Ziph, taking with him three thousand of the best men of Israel, to make search for David in the waste land of Ziph.

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וַיָּקָם vai·ya·kom and he arose H6965 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 וַיֵּרֶד vai·ye·red and he went down H3381 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 מִדְבַּר־ mid·bar- [the] wilderness of H4057 זִיף zif Ziph H2128 וְאִתּוֹ ve·'i·to and [were] with him H854 שְׁלֹשֶׁת־ she·lo·shet- three H7969 אֲלָפִים 'a·la·fim thousand(s) H505 אִישׁ 'ish man H376 בְּחוּרֵי be·chu·rei [the] chosen [men] of H977 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לְבַקֵּשׁ le·va·kesh to seek H1245 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 בְּמִדְבַּר־ be·mid·bar- in [the] wilderness of H4057 זִיף zif Ziph H2128

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are only asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, and baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God thought fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong; but if he yielded, he would sin against God, therefore he resisted the temptation, and trusted God with the event.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.