ezel Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
ezel in Easton's Bible Dictionary
a separation, (1 Sam. 20:19), a stone, or heap of stones, in the neighbourhood of Saul's residence, the scene of the parting of David and Jonathan (42). The margin of the Authorized Version reads, "The stone that sheweth the way," in this rendering following the Targum.
ezel in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(departure), The stone, a well-known stone in the neighborhood of Saul's residence, the scene of the parting of David and Jonathan. #1Sa 20:19|
ezel in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
E'ZEL (departure), THE STONE, near Saul's residence, and noted as the place where Jonathan and David parted. 1 Sam 20:19.
ezel in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
("the stone".) Near Saul's house, the scene of David and Jonathan's parting (1 Samuel 20:19). At 1 Samuel 20:41 instead of "out of a place toward the S." Smith's Bible Dictionary reads, "David arose from close to the stone heap" ('argob for negeb; so Septuagint). But KJV is better, from the side of the S., in relation to Jonathan's position; accordingly David next flees southward, to Nob.