Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: and David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain at the right hand of Jesimon. 1 Samuel 25:2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. ) is described as a man of Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and though he might dwell generally in Maon, yet he is styled Nabal the Carmelite, form the place where his estate lay. Calmet supposes it to be the city Minois, which Eusebius places in the vicinity of Gaza; and the Moenoemi Castrum, which the Theodosian code places neat Beersheba. Maon 1 Samuel 25:2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. Joshua 15:55 Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Jota, the south 1 Samuel 23:19 And the Ziphites went up to Saul, in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert. Context Saul Pursues David…23Consider, and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is hid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if he should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda. 24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: and David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain at the right hand of Jesimon.25Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.… Cross References Joshua 15:55 Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Jota, 1 Samuel 23:23 Consider, and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is hid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if he should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda. 1 Samuel 23:25 Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. 1 Samuel 25:2 Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. Lexicon So they set outוַיָּק֛וּמוּ (way·yā·qū·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand and went וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk to Ziph זִ֖יפָה (zî·p̄āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2128: Ziph -- a son of Judah, also a city Southeast of Hebron and a city in southern Judah ahead of לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face Saul. שָׁא֑וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites Now David וְדָוִ֨ד (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and his men וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו (wa·’ă·nā·šāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person were in the Wilderness בְּמִדְבַּ֤ר (bə·miḏ·bar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech of Maon מָעוֹן֙ (mā·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4584: Maon -- 'habitation', a place in Judah, also a man of Judah, also an enemy of Israel in the Arabah בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה (bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee south יְמִ֥ין (yə·mîn) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3225: The right hand, side, the south of Jeshimon, הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃ (hay·šî·mō·wn) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3452: Waste, wilderness Additional Translations So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon. And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert. And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: and David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of Jessaemon. And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of the waste. And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert. And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon. They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert. And they rise and go to Ziph before Saul, and David and his men are in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain, at the south of the desolate place. Jump to Previous Ahead Arabah David Desert Desolate Jeshimon Jeshi'mon Maon Ma'on Plain Rise Saul South Waste Wilderness ZiphJump to Next Ahead Arabah David Desert Desolate Jeshimon Jeshi'mon Maon Ma'on Plain Rise Saul South Waste Wilderness ZiphExternal Links 1 Samuel 23:24 NIV1 Samuel 23:24 NLT 1 Samuel 23:24 ESV 1 Samuel 23:24 NASB 1 Samuel 23:24 ASV 1 Samuel 23:24 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 23:24 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 23:24 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 23:24 French Bible 1 Samuel 23:24 German Bible Alphabetical: ahead and Arabah arose before David Desert his in Jeshimon Maon men Now of out Saul set So south the Then they to went were wilderness Ziph OT History: 1 Samuel 23:24 They arose and went to Ziph before (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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