Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
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Interpretation
How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men!
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 26:1-4.
Glossary
- David Person
- 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 Sam. 17:25 .
- Saul Person
- Asked for. (1. ) A king of Edom ( Gen. 36:37 , 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48 .
- Wilderness of Ziph Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell Zif.