14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country ^mof the wilderness of ⁿZiph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

Saul Pursues David

15 David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.

19 ^qThen the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of ^rJeshimon?

24 And they arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul.

Now David and his men were ^vin the wilderness of Maon, ^win the Arabah to the south of ^rJeshimon.

David Spares Saul Again

1 ^tThen the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?” 2 So Saul arose and went down to ^uthe wilderness of Ziph with ^vthree thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.