1Sa 24:3 | NETfull | STEP | He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.

1 Samuel 24:3

3 He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. ^{▼▼ Heb “to cover his feet,” an idiom (euphemism) for relieving oneself (cf. NAB “to ease nature”).}

Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.