The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains. They lived in caves. They lived in holes in the ground.

在旷野、山岭、山洞、地穴，飘流无定，本是世界不配有的人。

这世界配不上他们，他们在旷野、山岭、山洞、地穴，飘流无定。

这世界配不上他们，他们在旷野、山岭、山洞、地穴，飘流无定。

在旷野、群山、山洞和地穴中漂流不定。他们是世界不配有的！

原是这世界不配有的人。他们飘流无定，在旷野、山岭、石洞和地穴栖身。

他们是这世界不配有的。他们在旷野、山岭、岩穴、地洞中漂流无定。

在曠野、山嶺、山洞、地穴，飄流無定，本是世界不配有的人。

這世界配不上他們，他們在曠野、山嶺、山洞、地穴，飄流無定。

這世界配不上他們，他們在曠野、山嶺、山洞、地穴，飄流無定。

在曠野、群山、山洞和地穴中漂流不定。他們是世界不配有的！

原是這世界不配有的人。他們飄流無定，在曠野、山嶺、石洞和地穴棲身。

世界配不上他們：他們在曠野、在山嶺、在洞窘、在地穴、飄流無定。

他們是這世界不配有的。他們在曠野、山嶺、岩穴、地洞中漂流無定。

於荒野、山嶺、洞穴、地窟、轉徙無常、若此之人、斯世不堪有者也、

流離轉徙、或荒野、或山巔、或地穴、若此之人、世不足居之、

逃於曠野、山嶺、巖穴、地窖、轉徙流離、若此之人居世、世實不堪也、

斯輩不見容於世、乃穴居野處、遁跡山林、

the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.

of whom the world was not worthy— wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

( people of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, on mountains, and sheltering in caves and holes in the ground.

of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.

( of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth.

The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

( Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and[ in] mountains, and[ in] dens and caves of the earth.

( the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.

of whom the world was not worthy— wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.

Ahab’s wife Jezebel had been killing off the Lord’ s prophets. So Obadiah had hidden 100 prophets in two caves. He had put 50 in each cave. He had supplied them with food and water.

There he went into a cave and spent the night. A message came to Elijah from the Lord. He said,“ Elijah, what are you doing here?”

David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. His brothers and the other members of his family heard about it. So they went down to join him there.

Saul returned from chasing the Philistines. Then he was told,“ David is in the Desert of En Gedi.”So Saul took 3,000 of the best soldiers from the whole nation of Israel. He started out to look for David and his men. He planned to look near the Rocky Cliffs of the Wild Goats.He came to some sheep pens along the way. A cave was there. Saul went in to go to the toilet. David and his men were far back in the cave.

Some people from Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah. They said,“ David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah. It faces Jeshimon.”

Those who are right with God die. And no one really cares about it. People who are faithful to the Lord are swept away by trouble. And no one understands why that happens to those who do what is right.

My master, haven’t you heard what I did? Jezebel was killing the Lord’ s prophets. But I hid 100 of them in two caves. I put 50 in each cave. I supplied them with food and water.

I call out to the Lord. I pray to him for mercy.I pour out my problem to him. I tell him about my trouble.When I grow weak, you are watching over my life. In the path where I walk, people have hidden a trap to catch me.Look and see that no one is on my right side to help me. No one is concerned about me. I have no place of safety. No one cares whether I live or die.Lord, I cry out to you. I say,“ You are my place of safety. You are everything I need in this life.”Listen to my cry. I am in great need. Save me from those who are chasing me. They are too strong for me.My troubles are like a prison. Set me free so I can praise your name. Then those who do what is right will gather around me because you have been good to me.

“ Now go back home. When you enter your city, your son will die.All the Israelites will mourn for him. Then he will be buried. He is the only one who belongs to Jeroboam who will be buried. That is because he is the only one in Jeroboam’s royal house in whom I have found anything good. I am the Lord, the God of Israel.

Find out about all the hiding places he uses. Come back to me with all the facts. I’ll go with you. Suppose he’s in the area. Then I’ll track him down among all the family groups of Judah.”

There was no king like Josiah either before him or after him. None of them turned to the Lord as he did. He obeyed the Lord with all his heart and all his soul. He obeyed him with all his strength. He did everything the Law of Moses required.In spite of that, the Lord didn’t turn away from his great anger against Judah. That’s because of everything Manasseh had done to make him very angry.So the Lord said,“ I will remove Judah from my land. I will do to them what I did to Israel. I will turn my back on Jerusalem. It is the city I chose. I will also turn my back on this temple. I spoke about it. I said,‘ I will put my Name there.’ ”( 1 Kings 8:29)The other events of the rule of Josiah are written down. Everything he did is written in the official records of the kings of Judah.Pharaoh Necho was king of Egypt. He marched up to the Euphrates River. He went there to help the king of Assyria. It happened while Josiah was king. Josiah marched out to meet Necho in battle. When Necho saw him at Megiddo, he killed him.

The people of Ziph went up to Saul at Gibeah. They said,“ David is hiding among us. He’s hiding in places of safety at Horesh. Horesh is south of Jeshimon on the hill of Hakilah.

“ Leave this place. Go east and hide in the Kerith Valley. It is east of the Jordan River.

David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph. There he learned that Saul had come out to kill him.