Caleb was Jerahmeel’s brother. Caleb had some sons. His first son was Mesha. Mesha was Ziph’s father. {There was also Caleb’s} son Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
David went to the desert and stayed in the fortresses [192] there. David also went to the hill country in the Desert of Ziph. Every day Saul looked for David, but the Lord didn’t let Saul catch him.
The people from Ziph came to Saul at Gibeah. They told Saul, “David is hiding in our area. He is at the fortresses [193] of Horesh on Hakilah Hill, south of Jeshimon.