1.1 KiB
Then they rose up
They stopped what they had been doing. The reader should not believe that they were sitting or lying.
Then they
"Then the Ziphites"
Ziph
This is the name of a place. See how you translated this in 1 Samuel 23:14.
Jeshimon
This is the name of a desert area near the Dead Sea. It can also be translated as "the Judean Wilderness" or "the wasteland." See how you translated this in 1 Samuel 23:19. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
David was told of it
This can be translated in active form. AT: "Someone told David that they were coming" or "David learned that they were coming" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
rocky hill
a hill covered with many rocks or boulders
the wilderness of Maon
This is the name of the deserted area around the city of Maon in southern Judah. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)