1 Samuel 26:2

New English Translation

So Saul arose and went down to the desert of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the desert of Ziph.

Cross References

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

1 Samuel 13:2

Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.

1 Samuel 24:17

He said to David, “You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

1 Samuel 24:2

So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats.

1 Samuel 24:3

He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.