1 Samuel 23:19-29

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 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 ." ²¹ Saul said , "May you be blessed of the Lord , for you have had compassion on me ²² "Go now , make more sure , and investigate and see his place where e his haunt is, and who has seen him there ; for I am told that he is very cunning . ²³ "So look , and learn about all the hiding places where e 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 ." 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 . 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 . 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. ²⁷ But a messenger came to Saul , saying , "Hurry and come , for the Philistines have made a raid on the land ." ²⁸ So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines ; therefore e they called that place the Rock of Escape . ²⁹ David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of Engedi .