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1 Samuel 23:27

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But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.

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1 Samuel 23:27 in other translations

But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come; for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”

1 Samuel 23:27 · World English Bible

1 Samuel 23:27 in context

  1. 25And 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.
  2. 26And 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.
  3. 27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.
  4. 28So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
  5. 29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.