Hachilah

The darksome hill, one of the peaks of the long ridge of el-Kolah, running out of the Ziph plateau, “on the south of Jeshimon” (i.e., of the “waste”), the district to which one looks down from the plateau of Ziph (1 Sam. 23:19). After his reconciliation with Saul at Engedi (24:1-8), David returned to Hachilah, where he had fixed his quarters. The Ziphites treacherously informed Saul of this, and he immediately (26:1-4) renewed his pursuit of David, and “pitched in the hill of Hachilah.” David and his nephew Abishai stole at night into the midst of Saul’s camp, when they were all asleep, and noiselessly removed the royal spear and the cruse from the side of the king, and then, crossing the intervening valley to the height on the other side, David cried to the people, and thus awoke the sleepers. He then addressed Saul, who recognized his voice, and expostulated with him. Saul professed to be penitent; but David could not put confidence in him, and he now sought refuge at Ziklag. David and Saul never afterwards met. (1 Sam. 26:13-25).

Recorded scripture occurrences (3)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: SA1 23:19

OET-RV SA1 23:19

19 Some men from Zif went to Sha’ul at Giveah, saying, “We’re pretty sure that David’s hiding himself among us in the fortresses in Horesh, on the Hakilah hill south of Yeshimon.

OET-LV SA1 23:19

19 And_ Zīfī _they _went _up to Shāʼūl/(Saul) to_(the)_Giⱱˊāh to_say am_not is_Dāvid hiding _himself with_us in_strongholds at_Ḩoresh on_the _hill _of (the)_Hakilah which is_from_the _south _of (the)_Yəshimōn/(Jeshimon).

Show passage in OET: SA1 26:1

OET-RV SA1 26:1

26 One time some Zifim went to Sha’ul (Saul) at Giveah and told him, “Isn’t David hiding himself on the Hakilah hill opposite Yeshimon?”

OET-LV SA1 26:1

26 And_ the_Zīfī _they _came to Shāʼūl to_(the)_Giⱱˊāh to_say am_not is_Dāvid hiding _himself on_the _hill _of (the)_Hakilah on the _face _of (the)_Yəshimōn/(Jeshimon).

Show passage in OET: SA1 26:3

OET-RV SA1 26:3

3 They camped at Hakilah hill (opposite Yeshimon) by the path, but David stayed in the wilderness when he saw the Sha’ul was there trying to get him.

OET-LV SA1 26:3

3 And_ Shāʼūl _he _encamped on_the _hill _of (the)_Hakilah which was_on the _face _of (the)_Yəshimōn on the_way and_Dāvid was_dwelling in_wilderness and_he/it _saw if/because _that Shāʼūl he _had _come after_him to_the_wilderness.

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