Archives for May 2024

“Near some sheep pens along the way was a cave, and Sha’ul went inside to relieve himself. It happened that David and his men were sitting in the recesses at the back of the cave; and David’s men said to him, “Look! The day has come that Adonai told you about when he said to […]

“Sha’ul took three thousand men chosen from all Isra’el and went searching for David and his men on the cliffs where the mountain goats are.  Near some sheep pens along the way was a cave, and Sha’ul went inside to relieve himself. It happened that David and his men were sitting in the recesses at […]

Today we begin 1 Samuel Chapter 24. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. So David moved on with his men to a spot called EN-GEDI or עֵין גֶּדִי. The Hebrew term “En Gedi” (עֵין גֶּדִי) translates to “spring of the young goat” or “fountain of the kid.” […]

“Sha’ul went along one side of the mountain, while David and his men went along the other. David was hurrying to get away from Sha’ul, while Sha’ul and his men were trying to surround David and his men in order to capture them.  But then a messenger came to Sha’ul, saying, ‘Hurry, come, because the […]

“The people of Zif came to Sha’ul in Giv‘ah and said, ‘David is hiding himself with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on Hakhilah Hill, south of Yeshimon.’”-1 Samuel 23:19 The wild goose chase continues with Saul in hot pursuit of David. Verse 19 tells us the people of Zif were even more hostile towards […]