1 Samuel 23:29

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

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 there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Make haste and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land.

28 Saul returned, therefore, from pursuing after David and went against the Philistines. For this reason they called that place Selahammahlekoth. {Heb. the rock of divisions}

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