1 Samuel 23:28
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela–hammahlekoth.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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קָרָא
people called
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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עַל
there-
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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שָׁאוּל
Saul
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שָׁאוּל
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
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סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת
Hammahlekoth
Çelaʻ ham-machlᵉqôwth ·
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סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת
Sela-ham-Machlekoth, a place in Palestine
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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