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28 So Saul stopped pursuing David and went against the Philistines; therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.[a]

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  1. 23.28 Or Rock of Division; meaning of Heb uncertain

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

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  1. 1 Samuel 23:28 Sela Hammahlekoth means rock of parting.

29 [a]David then went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.(A)

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  1. 23.29 24.1 in Heb

29 And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds(A) of En Gedi.[a](B)

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  1. 1 Samuel 23:29 In Hebrew texts this verse (23:29) is numbered 24:1.