²⁹ And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds^(A) of En Gedi.^[a](B)

² Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army^(A) is coming against you from Edom,^[a] from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar^(B)” (that is, En Gedi).^(C)

¹⁰ Fishermen^(A) will stand along the shore; from En Gedi^(B) to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets.^(C) The fish will be of many kinds^(D)—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.^(E)

David Spares Saul’s Life

24 ^[a]After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the Desert of En Gedi.^(A)”

⁷ Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh),^(A) and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites,^(B) as well as the Amorites^(C) who were living in Hazezon Tamar.^(D)