1 Samuel 26:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Saulשָׁא֗וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
aroseוַיָּ֣קָם
(vai·ya·kam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
and went downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙
(vai·ye·red)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to the wildernessמִדְבַּר־
(mid·bar-)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
of Ziph,זִ֔יף
(zif,)
2128: a son of Judah, also a city S.E. of Hebron and a city in S. Judahof uncertain derivation
having with him threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־
(she·lo·shet-)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים
(a·la·fim)
505: a thousanda prim. root
chosen 
 
977: to choosea prim. root
menאִ֖ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
to searchלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
(le·vak·kesh)
1245: to seeka prim. root
for Davidדָּוִ֖ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־
(be·mid·bar-)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
of Ziph.זִֽיף׃
(zif.)
2128: a son of Judah, also a city S.E. of Hebron and a city in S. Judahof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Then Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
arose
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
and went down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
of Ziph
Ziyph  (zeef)
flowing; Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine; also of an Israelite -- Ziph.
having three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
chosen
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
with him to seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
of Ziph
Ziyph  (zeef)
flowing; Ziph, the name of a place in Palestine; also of an Israelite -- Ziph.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having with him three thousand chosen men of Israel, to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Saul, accompanied by 3,000 of the choice men of Israel, went to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.

International Standard Version
So Saul rose and went down with 3,000 select men of Israel to the Wilderness of Ziph, to look for David in the Wilderness of Ziph.

NET Bible
So Saul arose and went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Saul went to the desert of Ziph, taking with him 3,000 of Israel's best-trained men to search for David.

King James 2000 Bible
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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