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1 Samuel 23:28

“So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.”

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²⁶Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

²⁷Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”

²⁸So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.

²⁹And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.

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