Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men on the rocks of the wild goats.
and he said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?
The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.
The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.
Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. He sent the rest of the people to their own tents.
So Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.
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.