1 Samuel 26:3

New International Reader's Version

Saul set up his camp beside the road. It was on the hill of Hakilah facing Jeshimon. But David stayed in the desert. He saw that Saul had followed him there.

Cross References

Psalm 63:1

God, you are my God. I seek you with all my heart. With all my strength I thirst for you in this dry desert where there isn’t any water.

1 Samuel 23:15

David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph. There he learned that Saul had come out to kill him.

1 Samuel 23:19

The people of Ziph went up to Saul at Gibeah. They said, “David is hiding among us. He’s hiding in places of safety at Horesh. Horesh is south of Jeshimon on the hill of Hakilah.

1 Samuel 24:3

He came to some sheep pens along the way. A cave was there. Saul went in to go to the toilet. David and his men were far back in the cave.

1 Samuel 26:1

Some people from Ziph went to Saul at Gibeah. They said, “David is hiding on the hill of Hakilah. It faces Jeshimon.”

1 Samuel 26:4

So he sent out scouts. From them he learned that Saul had arrived.