Verse List for 1 SAM 24:2

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OET (OET-RV) So Sha’ul chose three thousand Israeli warriors and went searching for David and his men at Wild Goats Rocks.

OET-LV [fn] and_he/it _was when_just _as he _returned Shāʼūl from_after the_Fəlishtiy and_people _told to_him/it to_say THERE Dāvid is_in_the _wilderness _of ˊĒyn.

ULT And Saul took 3,000 men, chosen from all of Israel. And he went to seek David and his men on the face of the cliffs of the wild goats.

UST When Saul heard that, he chose 3,000 of the best soldiers he could find anywhere in Israel. They went to search for David and his men among the caves in the rocky cliffs in that area. Those cliffs were so steep that only wild goats lived on them.

BSB & MSB So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

OEB No OEB 1 SAM book available

WEBBE & WMBB Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats.

MSG ^(1-4)When Saul came back after dealing with the Philistines, he was told, “David is now in the wilderness of En Gedi.” Saul took three companies—the best he could find in all Israel—and set out in search of David and his men in the region of Wild Goat Rocks. He came to some sheep pens along the road. There was a cave there and Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were huddled far back in the same cave. David’s men whispered to him, “Can you believe it? This is the day God was talking about when he said, ‘I’ll put your enemy in your hands. You can do whatever you want with him.’” Quiet as a cat, David crept up and cut off a piece of Saul’s royal robe.

NET So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats.

LSV And Saul takes three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goes to seek David and his men, on the front of the rocks of the wild goats,

FBV So Saul took three thousand specially-picked men from all Israel and went searching for David and his men in the area around Wild Goats' Rocks.

T4T When Saul heard that, he chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.

LEB So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and he and his men went to search for David _⌊in the direction of_⌋[fn] the Rocks of the Mountain Goats.[fn]

BBE Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS (24-3) Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

ASV Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

DRA And when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, they told him, saying: Behold, David is in the desert of Engaddi.

YLT And Saul taketh three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goeth to seek David and his men, on the front of the rocks of the wild goats,

Drby And Saul took three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

RV Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

SLT And Saul will take three thousand men chosen from all Israel, and he will go to seek David and his men upon the face of the rocks of the wild goats.

Wbstr Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

KJB-1769 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

KJB-1611 Then Saul tooke three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to secke Dauid and his men vpon the rockes of the wilde goates.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Then Saul toke three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seke Dauid and his men in the heyght of the rockes where wilde goates remayne.
(Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in the height of the rocks where wild goats remain.)

Gnva When Saul was turned from ye Philistims, they told him, saying, Behold, Dauid is in the wildernes of En-gedi.
(When Saul was turned from ye/you_all Philistines, they told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.)

Cvdl And Saul toke thre thousande chosen men out of all Israel, and wente to seke Dauid with his men vpon the stony rockes of the wylde goates.
(And Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David with his men upon the stony rocks of the wild goats.)

Wycl And whanne Saul turnede ayen, aftir that he pursuede Filisteis, thei telden to hym, and seiden, Lo! Dauid is in the deseert of Engaddi.
(And when Saul turned again, after that he pursued Philistines, they told to him, and said, Lo! David is in the desert of Engaddi.)

Luth Da nun Saul wiederkam von den Philistern, ward ihm gesagt: Siehe, David ist in der Wüste Engedi.
(So now Saul came_back from the Philistines, what/which him said: See/Look, David is in the/of_the desert Engedi.)

ClVg Cumque reversus esset Saul, postquam persecutus est Philisthæos, nuntiaverunt ei, dicentes: Ecce David in deserto est Engaddi.
(And_when returned was Saul, after persecuted it_is Philisthæos, they_announced to_him, saying: Behold David in/into/on in_the_desert it_is Engaddi.)

UHB 3 וַ⁠יִּקַּ֣ח שָׁא֗וּל שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֛ים אִ֥ישׁ בָּח֖וּר מִ⁠כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ⁠יֵּ֗לֶךְ לְ⁠בַקֵּ֤שׁ אֶת־דָּוִד֙ וַֽ⁠אֲנָשָׁ֔י⁠ו עַל־פְּנֵ֖י צוּרֵ֥י הַ⁠יְּעֵלִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐγενήθη ὡς ἀνέστρεψε Σαοὺλ ἀπὸ ὄπισθεν τῶν ἀλλοφύλων, καὶ ἀπηγγέλη αὐτῷ, λεγόντων, ὅτι Δαυὶδ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Ἐνγαδδί.

BrTr And it came to pass when Saul returned from pursuing after the Philistines, that it was reported to him, saying, David is in the wilderness of Engaddi.

Verse List for 1 SAM 24:2

Verse List for 1 SAM 24:2