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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Saul also and his men went to seek him,.... Whether the Ziphites returned to him with better intelligence, or sent…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The wilderness of Maon - Maon was a mountainous district in the most southern parts of Judah. Calmet supposes it to be…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 23:19-29
Here, 1. The Ziphites offer their service to Saul, to betray David to him, Sa1 23:19, Sa1 23:20. He was sheltering…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
into a rock To the rock, or, cliff, which was afterwards called "the rock of divisions" (1Sa 23:23). The Sept. reads…