1 Samuel 23:14

14 David stayed in the wildernessm strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.n Day after day Saul searchedo for him, but God did notp give David into his hands.

1 Samuel 23:14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him.

1 Samuel 23:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness, and remained in the mountains in the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 David stayed in the desert hideouts and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Every day Saul looked for David, but the Lord did not surrender David to him.

1 Samuel 23:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 David lived in fortified camps in the desert, and he lived in fortified camps in the mountains of the desert of Ziph. Saul was always searching for him, but God didn’t let him capture David.

1 Samuel 23:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 David then stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.

1 Samuel 23:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but the Lord did not give him into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 David remained in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him continually, but God did not give him into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 Sometimes David stayed in places of safety in the desert. At other times he stayed in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul looked for him. But God didn’t hand David over to him.

1 Samuel 23:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.

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m	Ps 55:7
n	Jos 15:24 Jos 15:55
o	Ps 54:3–4
p	Ps 32:7