Horesh, a wilderness area in Judah where David hid from Saul.
Also known as a wood
Horesh was a wilderness area in Judah where David sought refuge from King Saul (1Sa.23.15-19). While David was in the wilderness of Ziph, he learned that Saul was pursuing him. Jonathan, Saul's son and David's friend, visited David at Horesh and encouraged him, affirming that David would become the next king of Israel. The Ziphites later informed Saul of David's location, but David escaped before Saul could capture him. The exact location of Horesh is not specified, but it was likely in the vicinity of Ziph, southeast of Hebron.
Approximate location: 31.451, 35.088 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
4 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2793
While David was in Horesh in the Wilderness of Ziph, he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
And Saulʼs son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
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