1 Samuel 23:29

29 From there David went up and lived in the strongholds of 'Ein-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 then a messenger came to Sha'ul, saying, "Hurry, come, because the P'lishtim are invading the country!"

28 So Sha'ul stopped chasing David and went to fight the P'lishtim. Therefore they called that place Sela-Hamachlekot [rock of divisions].

29 From there David went up and lived in the strongholds of 'Ein-Gedi.