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1 Samuel 23:14-16
Contemporary English Version
1 Samuel 23:14-16
Contemporary English Version
Jonathan Says David Will Be King
14 David stayed in hideouts in the hill country of Ziph Desert. Saul kept searching, but God never let Saul catch him.
15 One time, David was at Horesh in Ziph Desert. He was afraid because[a] Saul had come to the area to kill him. 16 But Jonathan went to see David, and God helped him encourage David.
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- 23.15 He … because: Or “He saw that.”
1 Samuel 23:14-16
New International Version
1 Samuel 23:14-16
New International Version
14 David stayed in the wilderness(A) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.(B) Day after day Saul searched(C) for him, but God did not(D) give David into his hands.
15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that[a] Saul had come out to take his life.(E) 16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(F) in God.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or he was afraid because
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