1 Samuel 26:1 Meaning and Explanation
“And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The men of Ziph again betray David's hiding place to Saul, reporting that he is concealed on the hill of Hachilah.
What Does 1 Samuel 26:1 Mean?
The chapter opens as the wilderness people of Ziph travel to Saul's seat at Gibeah to inform on David, just as they had done before. Their report locates him on the hill of Hachilah, overlooking the desolate waste called Jeshimon, and so the long pursuit is set in motion once more.
Betrayal repeats itself, and the righteous are again handed over to those who seek their lives. Yet the reader sees that David's safety never rested on secrecy alone. The One who watches over him is not deceived by hiding places or revealed by informers, and the same Lord guards those who walk faithfully through seasons of danger.
1 Samuel 26:1 in the Original Language
Jeshimon (יְשִׁימוֹן), 'wasteland' -- a barren, desolate stretch where survival itself was a daily mercy.
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What does 1 Samuel 26:1 mean?
The men of Ziph again betray David's hiding place to Saul, reporting that he is concealed on the hill of Hachilah.