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1 Samuel

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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Saul Saul Noun H7586 שָׁא֣וּל sha·'ul
Analysis:
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and his men great Noun H376 וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮ va·'a·na·shav
went along Verb H1980 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ vai·ye·lech
to seek ask Verb H1245 לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ le·vak·kesh
[him] And they told bewray Verb H5046 וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ vai·yag·gi·du
David David Noun H1732 לְדָוִ֔ד le·da·vid,
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wherefore he came down descend Verb H3381 וַיֵּ֣רֶד vai·ye·red
into a rock rock Noun H5553 הַסֶּ֔לַע has·se·la,
and abode abide Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai·ye·shev
in the wilderness desert Noun H4057 בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר be·mid·bar
of Maon Maon Noun H4584 מָעֹ֑ון ma·'o·vn;
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And when Saul Saul Noun H7586 שָׁא֔וּל sha·'ul,
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heard attentively Verb H8085 וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע vai·yish·ma
[that] he pursued chase Verb H7291 וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף vai·yir·dof
David David Noun H1732 דָוִ֖ד da·vid
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in the wilderness desert Noun H4057 מִדְבַּ֥ר mid·bar
of Maon Maon 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

People

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