Place Old Testament
Horesh
Also known as Horesh =ESV, NIV; a wood =KJV
Horesh, a wilderness area in Judah where David hid from Saul. Mentioned in 4 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Samuel 23:15.
Why it matters. A wilderness area where David hid from Saul
- Primary passages
- Location
- 31.451, 35.088 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Horesh
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.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.