KJV King James Version
Saul also and his men went to seek [him]. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
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1 Samuel 23:25
Saul also and his men went to seek [him]. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.
WEB World English Bible
Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
ASV American Standard Version
And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Saul and his men go to seek, and they declare to David, and he goeth down the rock, and abideth in the wilderness of Maon; and Saul heareth, and pursueth after David to the wilderness of Maon.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 23
22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, [and] who hath seen him there: for it is told me [that] he dealeth very subtilly.
23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men [were] in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
25 Saul also and his men went to seek [him]. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentשָׁא֣וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוַאֲנָשָׁיו֮H582 · e.noshhumanלְבַקֵּשׁ֒H1245 · ba.qashto seekוַיַּגִּ֣דוּH5046 · na.gadto tellלְדָוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיֵּ֣רֶדH3381 · ya.radto go downהַסֶּ֔לַעH5553 · se.larockוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּמִדְבַּ֣רH4057 · mid.barmouthמָע֑וֹןH4584 · ma.onMaonוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearשָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףH7291 · ra.daphto pursueאַחֲרֵֽי־H310 · a.charafterדָוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidמִדְבַּ֥רH4057 · mid.barmouthמָעֽוֹן׃H4584 · ma.onMaon
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