She saidto them, "Goto the hillcountry,sothat the pursuerswill not happenupon you, and hideyourselves therefor threedaysuntilthe pursuersreturn.Then afterwardyou may goon your way."
In the LORDI takerefuge;Howcan you sayto my soul,"Flee[as] a birdto your mountain;
In the same way,was not Rahabthe harlotalsojustifiedby workswhen she receivedthe messengersand sentthem out by anotherway?
Then she letthem downby a ropethroughthe window,for her housewas on the citywall,so that she was livingon the wall.
They departedand cameto the hillcountry,and remainedtherefor threedaysuntilthe pursuersreturned.Now the pursuershad sought[them] allalong the road,but had not found[them].
Davidstayedin the wildernessin the strongholds,and remainedin the hillcountryin the wildernessof Ziph.And Saulsoughthim everyday,but Goddid not deliverhim into his hand.
Davidwentup from thereand stayedin the strongholdsof Engedi.
