King James Version
1 Samuel 23:29 in the King James Version says “And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.”
1 Samuel 23:29 · KJV
But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. invaded: Heb. spread themselves upon, etc
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. Selahammahlekoth: that is, The rock of divisions
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
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“went up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
“from thence and dwelt”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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