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David's second sparing of Saul's life ch. 26 >
Saul's encampment near the hill of Hachilah 26:1-5
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The Ziphites betrayed David a second time (cf. 23:19). David was again hiding by the hill of Hachilah (23:19). When Saul came down from Gibeah with his 3,000 (or three military units of) soldiers, he camped near the main road. David had only 600 men (23:13; 25:13). David evidently stayed on the other side of the hill (v. 3). Perhaps he went up on the hill at night to survey Saul's encampment and there spotted Saul and Abner in the middle of the camp (v. 5). Saul should have been very secure surrounded as he was by his men, but really he was very vulnerable (cf. v. 12).
