1 Samuel 26:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.”

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BSBPD

“David sent out spies to verify that Saul had arrived.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and David sendeth spies, and knoweth that Saul hath come unto Nachon,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 26:4 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 2:1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
  2. Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

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