OLD TESTAMENT

1 Samuel 23:28

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So Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.

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Verse 28. Division, as it alone had been between the two rivals. Saul was obliged to leave the place, though he and his men were in suspense what to do. Calmet.

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“Sela Hammahlekoth” means “rock of parting”.

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