Study it in the app“Saul and his men went to seek him. They told David, and he went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard it, he pursued after David into the wilderness of Maon.”
Saulשָׁאוּלand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwentוַיֵּלֶךְto seek him.לְבַקֵּשׁThey toldוַיַּגִּדוּDavid,לְדָוִדand he went downוַיֵּרֶדto the rockהַסֶּלַעand stayedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Maon.מָעוֹןWhen Saulוַ שָׁאוּלheard it,יִּשְׁמַעhe pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּףafterאַחֲרֵיDavidדָוִדinto the wildernessמִדְבַּרof Maon.מָעוֹן
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “vakesh” appearstell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appearscrag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sela” appearsstay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appearswilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appearsMaon
Maon: a town of Judah in the hill country; also the name of a man of Judah. The name means "dwelling."
Where else “maon” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appearspursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdof” appears24They arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah, to the south of the wasteland.
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26Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, while Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to capture them.
