1 SAMUEL 26:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.”
Then Saul rose and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the Wilderness of Ziph — Saul's deployment of three thousand warriors ('šloshet ʾalāpîm') reflects the extent of his obsession with David's death. The repetition of 'Ziph' and 'Wilderness' emphasizes the barrenness of Saul's pursuit, the spiritual wasteland into which his jealousy has driven him.
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