1 Samuel 23:29

WEB

David went up from there, and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.

KJV

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.

Commentary

Commentary

And David went up from thence,.... From the wilderness of Maon, having had a narrow escape for his life: and dwelt in strong holds in Engedi; anothe r place in the tribe of Judah, and which lay in the wilderness of Judah, and from whence that is called the wilderness of Engedi; and here Dr. Lightfoot (w) thinks he penned the sixty third psalm, Psa 63:1 , the wilderness about Engedi being the most desert of all other places, that being upon the borders of the dead sea; of this place; see Gill on Jos 15:62 . (w) Works, vol. 1. p. 58. Next: 1 Kings (1 Samuel) Chapter 24 Sacred Texts | Bible « Previous: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 1 Kings (1 Sa... Index Next: John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible: 1 Kings (1 Sa... »