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1 Samuel 23:28-29
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 23:28-29
New American Standard Bible
28 So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines; therefore they called that place [a]the Rock of Division. 29 [b]And David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of (A)Engedi.
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- 1 Samuel 23:28 Heb Sela-hammahlekoth; meaning uncertain, possibly Rock of Smoothness (i.e., “Slippery Rock”)
- 1 Samuel 23:29 Ch 24:1 in Heb
1 Samuel 23:28-29
New International Version
1 Samuel 23:28-29
New International Version
28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.[a] 29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds(A) of En Gedi.[b](B)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.
- 1 Samuel 23:29 In Hebrew texts this verse (23:29) is numbered 24:1.
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