1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

And David {H1732} went up {H5927} from thence, and dwelt {H3427} in strong holds {H4679} at Engedi {H5872}.

From there David went up and lived in the strongholds of 'Ein-Gedi.

And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Chronicles 20:2 (5 votes)

    Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they [be] in Hazazontamar, which [is] Engedi.

  • Joshua 15:62 (4 votes)

    And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

  • Ezekiel 47:10 (3 votes)

    And it shall come to pass, [that] the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a [place] to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

  • Song Of Solomon 1:14 (3 votes)

    My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.

  • Genesis 14:7 (2 votes)

    And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which [is] Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

  • 1 Samuel 24:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David [is] in the wilderness of Engedi.