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1 Samuel

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When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
When Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֣וּל sha·'ul
Analysis:
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and his men man Noun H376 וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮ va·'a·na·shav
went to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ vai·ye·lech
to seek to seek Verb H1245 לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ le·vak·kesh
[him], they told to be conspicuous Verb H5046 וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ vai·yag·gi·du
David, perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 לְדָוִ֔ד le·da·vid,
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and he came down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וַיֵּ֣רֶד vai·ye·red
to the rock a crag, cliff Noun H5553 הַסֶּ֔לַע has·se·la,
and stayed to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai·ye·shev
in the wilderness wilderness Noun H4057 בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר be·mid·bar
of Maon. "habitation," a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Isr. Noun H4584 מָעֹ֑ון ma·'o·vn;
Analysis:
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And when Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֔וּל sha·'ul,
Analysis:
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heard to hear Verb H8085 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע vai·yish·ma
[it], he pursued to pursue, chase, persecute Verb H7291 וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף vai·yir·dof
David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָוִ֖ד da·vid
Analysis:
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in the wilderness wilderness Noun H4057 מִדְבַּ֥ר mid·bar
of Maon. "habitation," a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Isr. Noun H4584 מָעֹֽון׃ ma·'o·vn.
Analysis:
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Locations

Maon

MAON; MAONITESma'-on, ma'-on-its, ma-o'-nits (ma`on; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maor, Maan; Codex Alexandrinus Maon):(1) A town in the mountain of Judah named along with Carmel and Ziph (Joshua 15:55). It appears again as the home of Nabal, the great flockmaster (1 Samuel 25:2). In the genealogical list of 1 Chronicles 2, Maon stands as the "son" of Shammai... View Details

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Maon

|habitation,| a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Isr.

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
King James Bible When Saul also and his men went to seek him, him. And they told David, and David: wherefore he came down to the rock into a rock, and stayed abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
Hebrew Greek English When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.