So Saul chose 3000 men from all over Israel and began searching for David and his men. They looked near Wild Goat Rocks.
Saul gathered 3000 of the best soldiers in Israel and went down to the desert of Ziph to search for David there.
Let their judges be put to death. Then everyone will know that I told the truth.
The high mountains are a home for wild goats. The large rocks are hiding places for rock badgers.
My enemies say bad things about me. They are spreading lies and rumors. They talk about me all the time.
The wicked are always looking for ways to kill good people.
Saul chose 3000 men from Israel. There were 2000 men who stayed with him at Micmash in the hill country of Bethel. There were 1000 men who stayed with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul sent the other men in the army back home.
The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety.
“Do you know when the mountain goats are born? Do you watch when the mother deer gives birth?
So Saul stopped chasing David and went to fight the Philistines. That is why people call this place “Slippery Rock.”