Bible Strands
1 Samuel 23:15
While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A third-person narrator records David’s location in the wilderness of Ziph at the exact moment Saul departs with forces to hunt him.
The words — יָצָא (ya.Tza') means "he had come forth," and לְבַקֵּשׁ (le.va.Kesh) means "to seek," structuring Saul's movement as an active, targeted pursuit.
The thread — This action directly continues the daily search described in 1 Samuel 23:14 and immediately precedes Jonathan's arrival in 1 Samuel 23:16 to counter the same threat.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to register the confirmed danger before evaluating the subsequent human or divine response, grounding the narrative in concrete circumstance rather than abstract fear.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.