1 SAMUEL 23:28 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela–hammahlekoth.”
And behold, a messenger came to Saul, saying, Haste, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid on the land — the *mal'ach ba Shaul le'mor maharem v'lech ki parashu Philishim al ha'aretz* (a messenger came, saying, hasten, for the Philistines have raided) brings news that interrupts the chase. Philistine invasion breaks Saul's concentration, forces him to withdraw from pursuit. The timing is providential; at the moment when capture seems imminent, external threat forces Saul to abandon the hunt.
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