The Ziphites Betray David to Saul

1 Samuel 23:19-25

The people of Zif came to Sha'ul in Giv'ah and said, "David is hiding himself with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on Hakhilah Hill, south of Yeshimon

So now, king, since you've wanted so much to come down, come down! Our part will be to turn him over to you."

Sha'ul said, "May ADONAI bless you for showing me compassion

Please go and make still more certain exactly where he is and who has seen him there, because I've been told that he's very tricky.

So look closely, find out where all his hiding-places are, and come back when you're sure. Then I will go with you, and if he is there in that territory, I'll search till I find him among all the thousands of Y'hudah."

They set out and went to Zif before Sha'ul. But David and his men had gone on to the Ma'on Desert, in the 'Aravah south of Yeshimon.

Sha'ul and his men went searching for him. David was told, so he came down to the rock and stayed in the Ma'on Desert. When Sha'ul heard that, he pursued David in the Ma'on Desert.

The Ziphites Betray David to Saul

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