1 Samuel 23:24

New Century Version

So they went back to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Desert of Maon in the desert area south of Jeshimon.

Cross References

Joshua 15:55

Judah was also given these towns in the mountains: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

1 Samuel 23:23

Find all the hiding places he uses, and come back and tell me everything. Then I’ll go with you. If David is in the area, I will track him down among all the families in Judah.”

1 Samuel 23:25

Saul and his men went to look for David, but David heard about it and went down to a rock and stayed in the Desert of Maon. When Saul heard that, he followed David into the Desert of Maon.

1 Samuel 25:2

A man in Maon who had land at Carmel was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was cutting the wool off his sheep at Carmel.