1Sa 23:14-24 | ESV | STEP | And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness , in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph . And Saul sought him every day , but God did not give him into his hand .

l[See ver. 19 above]

1 Samuel 23:14-24

14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country ^aof the wilderness of ^bZiph. 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. 16 And Jonathan, Saul’s son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. ^cSaul my father also knows this.” 18 ^dAnd the two of them made a covenant before the Lord. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.

19 ^eThen 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 ^fJeshimon? 20 Now come down, O king, according to all your heart’s desire to come down, ^gand our part shall be to surrender him into the king’s hand.” 21 And Saul said, ^h“May you be blessed by the Lord, ⁱfor you have had compassion on me. 22 Go, make yet more sure. Know and see the place where his foot is, and who has seen him there, for it is told me that he is very cunning. 23 See therefore and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you. And if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.” 24 And they arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul.

Now David and his men were ^jin the wilderness of Maon, ^kin the Arabah to the south of ^lJeshimon.