Then Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
Then Saul arose and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the Wilderness of Ziph.
Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff, And they hear my words, for they are sweet.
The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.
Those also who seek my life lay snares for me; Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, And plan deception all the day long.
The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him.
Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mountains of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent away, every man to his tent.
And he said: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
“Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young? Or can you mark when the deer gives birth?
Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place the Rock of Escape.