28Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.


In Context

25 Saul and his men began the search, and when David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Desert of Maon. When Saul heard this, he went into the Desert of Maon in pursuit of David.

26 Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the land."

28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.

29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

1st Samuel 23:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:28Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela- hammahlekoth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:28Wherefore Saul returned, leaving the pursuit of David, and went to meet the Philistines. For this cause they called that place, the Rock of division.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:28So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:28So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28And Saul turneth back from pursuing after David, and goeth to meet the Philistines, therefore they have called that place 'The Rock of Divisions.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:28Why Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.