1 Samuel 23:28

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26 Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. ^aSo David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men ^bwere encircling David and his men to take them.

27 ^aBut a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!”

28 Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place¹ the Rock of Escape.

29 Then David went up from there and dwelt in strongholds at ^aEn Gedi.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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1 Samuel 23:28

They called that place Sela-hammah-lekoth - That is, the rock of divisions; because, says the Targum, the heart of the king was divided to go hither and thither. Here Saul was obliged to separate himself from David, in order to go and oppose the invading Philistines.

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