1 Samuel 23:24-26

English Standard Version

²⁴ And they arose and went to Ziph ahead of Saul.

Now David and his men were ^(A)in the wilderness of Maon, ^(B)in the Arabah to the south of ^(C)Jeshimon. ²⁵ And Saul and his men went to seek him. And David was told, so he went down to the rock and lived in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. ²⁶ Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them,