1 Samuel 26:3

New English Translation

Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the desert. When he realized that Saul had come to the desert to find him,

Cross References

Psalm 63:1

O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

1 Samuel 23:15

David realized that Saul had come out to seek his life; at that time David was in Horesh in the desert of Ziph.

1 Samuel 23:19

Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?

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.

1 Samuel 26:1

The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon?”

1 Samuel 26:4

David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.