1 Sam 23:14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
1 Sam 23:15 ¶ Now David became aware that Saul had come out to seek his life while David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
1 Sam 23:16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.
1 Sam 23:17 Thus he said to him, "Do not be afraid, because the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you will be king over Israel and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also."
1 Sam 23:18 So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD; and David stayed at Horesh while Jonathan went to his house.
1 Sam 23:19 ¶ Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
1 Sam 23:20 "Now then, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to do so; and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand."
1 Sam 23:21 Saul said, "May you be blessed of the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.
1 Sam 23:22 "Go now, make more sure, and investigate and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning.
1 Sam 23:23 "So look, and learn about all the hiding places where he hides himself and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah."
1 Sam 23:24 ¶ Then they arose and went to Ziph before Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.
1 Sam 23:25 When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David, and he came down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.
1 Sam 23:26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to seize them.
1 Sam 23:27 But a messenger came to Saul, saying, "Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land."
1 Sam 23:28 So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape.
1 Sam 23:29 David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of Engedi.
1 Sam 24:1 Now when Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, saying, "Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi."
1 Sam 24:2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
1 Sam 24:3 He came to the sheepfolds on the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the inner recesses of the cave.
1 Sam 24:4 The men of David said to him, "Behold, this is the day of which the LORD said to you, 'Behold; I am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.'" Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul's robe secretly.