1 Samuel 26:3

Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

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WEBBE

Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

BSB

Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,

KJV

And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

ASV

And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

BBE

And Saul put up his tents on the hill of Hachilah, which is in front of the waste land on the road. But David was in the waste land, and he saw that Saul was coming after him.

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וַיִּחַן vai·yi·chan and he encamped H2583 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 בְּגִבְעַת be·giv·'at on [the] hill of H1389 הַחֲכִילָה ha·cha·khi·lah (the) Hakilah H2444 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 עַל־ 'al- [was] on H5921 פְּנֵי pe·nei [the] face of H6440 הַיְשִׁימֹן hay·shi·mon (the) Jeshimon H3452 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הַדָּרֶךְ ha·da·rekh the way H1870 וְדָוִד ve·da·vid and David H1732 יֹשֵׁב yo·shev [was] dwelling H3427 בַּמִּדְבָּר ba·mid·bar in the wilderness H4057 וַיַּרְא vai·yar' and he saw H7200 כִּי ki that H3588 בָא va' he had come H935 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 אַחֲרָיו 'a·cha·rav after him H310 הַמִּדְבָּרָה ha·mid·ba·rah the wilderness towards H4057

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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DavidSaul HachilahJeshimon

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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.