1 Samuel 23:29

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

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1 Samuel 23:29 in Other Translations

KJV

29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

ESV

29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi.

NLT

29 David then went to live in the strongholds of En-gedi.

MSG

29 David left there and camped out in the caves and canyons of En Gedi. "I'm No Rebel"

CSB

29 From there David went up and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.

1 Samuel 23:29 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from thence
From the wilderness of Maon, having had a narrow escape for his life:

and dwelt in strong holds in Engedi;
another place in the tribe of Judah, and which lay in the wilderness of Judah, and from whence that is called the wilderness of Engedi; and here Dr. Lightfoot ^F23 thinks he penned the sixty third psalm, ( Psalms 63:1-11 ) , the wilderness about Engedi being the most desert of all other places, that being upon the borders of the dead sea; of this place, (See Gill on Joshua 15:62).

FOOTNOTES:

F23 Works, vol. 1. p. 58.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Samuel 23:29 In-Context

27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the land.”

28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.

29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

Cross References 2

1. 1 Samuel 24:22
2. S Joshua 15:62; 2 Chronicles 20:2; Song of Songs 1:14

Footnotes 1

[a]. In Hebrew texts this verse (23:29) is numbered 24:1.