1. The people of Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah. “David is hiding at the hill of Hachilah near Jeshimon,” they said.
2. Saul went to the desert of Ziph, taking with him 3,000 of Israel’s best-trained men to search for David.
3. Saul camped by the road at the hill of Hachilah near Jeshimon, but David stayed in the desert. When he realized Saul had come to the desert for him,
4. David sent spies to confirm that Saul had arrived.