So David and his six hundred men started out, and when they arrived at Besor Brook, some of them stayed there.
All his officials stood next to him as the royal bodyguards passed by in front of him. The six hundred soldiers who had followed him from Gath also passed by,
He also took his men and their families, and they settled in the towns around Hebron.
So David and his six hundred men went over at once to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.
David continued on his way with four hundred men; the other two hundred men were too tired to cross the brook and so stayed behind.