1 Samuel 23:29

29 And from there, David went up and took cover in the safe place 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).

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Works, vol. 1. p. 58.

1 Samuel 23:29 In-Context

27 But a man came to Saul saying, Be quick and come; for the Philistines have made an attack on the land.

28 So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.

29 And from there, David went up and took cover in the safe place of En-gedi.