1 Samuel 23:19-25

23:19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon? 23:20 Now at your own discretion, ¹  O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”

23:21 Saul replied, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me. 23:22 Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely ²  where he is ³  and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. 23:23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. ⁴  Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him ⁵  among all the thousands of Judah.”

23:24 So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon. 23:25 Saul and his men went to look for him. ⁶  But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the desert of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the desert of Maon.

[23:20]  ¹ tn Heb “to all the desire of your soul.”

[23:22]  ¹ tn Heb “know and see.” The expression is a hendiadys. See also v. 23.

[23:22]  ² tn Heb “his place where his foot is.”

[23:23]  ¹ tn Heb “established.”

[23:23]  ² tn Heb “I will search him out.”

[23:25]  ¹ tn Heb “to search.”