Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now David
King James Version
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
Holman Bible
David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in Horesh when he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
International Standard Version
David was afraid because Saul had come out to seek his life while David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
A Conservative Version
And David saw that Saul came out to seek his life, and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the forest.
American Standard Version
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
Amplified
Now David became aware that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the Wilderness of Ziph [in the woods] at Horesh.
Bible in Basic English
And David was full of fear, in the knowledge that Saul had come out to take his life; and David was in the waste land of Ziph, in Horesh.
Darby Translation
And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
Julia Smith Translation
And David will see that Saul went forth to seek his soul: and David in the desert of Ziph in a thicket
King James 2000
And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a forest.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When David realized that Saul had gone out to seek his life, David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
Modern King James verseion
And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. And David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a woods.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David saw that Saul was come out, to seek his life, while David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a thicket.
NET Bible
David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.
New Heart English Bible
David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
The Emphasized Bible
Then David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life, David, being in the wilderness of Ziph, in the thicket.
Webster
And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
World English Bible
David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
Youngs Literal Translation
And David seeth that Saul hath come out to seek his life, and David is in the wilderness of Ziph, in a forest.
Themes
David » King of israel » Goes to the wilderness of ziph, is betrayed to saul
Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Ziph
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Baqash
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 23:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Renewed Covenant
14
David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of