1 Samuel 24:1

1 When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, "David is in the wilderness of En-gedi."

1 Samuel 24:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 24:1

And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the
Philistines
Having, as it should seem, got the victory over them, and driven them out of his country, and pursued them to their own:

that it was told him, saying, behold, David [is] in the wilderness of
Engedi;
in the strong holds of it, the high rocks and mountains in it, ( 1 Samuel 23:29 ) .

1 Samuel 24:1 In-Context

1 When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, "David is in the wilderness of En-gedi."
2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to look for David and his men in the direction of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
3 He came to the sheepfolds beside the road, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.
4 The men of David said to him, "Here is the day of which the Lord said to you, "I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.' " Then David went and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul's cloak.
5 Afterward David was stricken to the heart because he had cut off a corner of Saul's cloak.
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