1 Samuel 26:2-4

Evangelical Heritage Version

² So Saul set out and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph with three thousand men, who were specially chosen from Israel, to search for David in the Wilderness of Ziph. ³ Saul set up camp near the road at the Hill of Hakilah, which is near the badlands. David, however, stayed in the wilderness. When David heard that Saul had come into the wilderness to search for him, ⁴ he sent out scouts, who confirmed that Saul had come.