1 Samuel 19:22

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Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? One said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.

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Secu was a well-known cistern or landmark near Ramah, where Saul paused while searching for David. Naioth was likely a settlement or prophetic community near Ramah where Samuel and the prophets were gathered; Saul’s arrival there sets up the Spirit’s restraining intervention in the following verses.

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1 Samuel 19:22 mentions Naioth and Secu.