1 The people of Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah. “David is hiding at the hill of Hachilah near Jeshimon,” they said.
2 Saul went to the desert of Ziph, taking with him 3,000 of Israel’s best-trained men to search for David.
3 Saul camped by the road at the hill of Hachilah near Jeshimon, but David stayed in the desert. When he realized Saul had come to the desert for him,
4 David sent spies to confirm that Saul had arrived.