Wherefore Saul
Sha'uwl (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
returned
shuwb (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
from pursuing
radaph (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
after
'achar (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
and went
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
against
qir'ah (keer-aw')
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) -- against (he come), help, meet, seek, to, in the way.
the Philistines
Plishtiy (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
therefore they called
qara' (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
that place
maqowm (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Selahammahlekoth
Cela` ham-machlqowth (seh'-lah ham-makh-lek-oth')
rock of the divisions; Sela-ham-Machlekoth, a place in Palestine -- Sela-hammalekoth.
