09:023:014 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and
           remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph.  And Saul
           sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

09:023:015 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life:  and
           David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

09:023:016 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the
           wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

09:023:017 And he said unto him, Fear not:  for the hand of Saul my father
           shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I
           shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

09:023:018 And they two made a covenant before the lord:  and David abode
           in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

09:023:019 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not
           David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the
           hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

09:023:020 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire
           of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him
           into the king’s hand.

09:023:021 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the lord; for ye have
           compassion on me.

09:023:022 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where
           his haunt is, and who hath seen him there:  for it is told me
           that he dealeth very subtilly.

09:023:023 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places
           where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the
           certainty, and I will go with you:  and it shall come to pass,
           if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout
           all the thousands of Judah.

09:023:024 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul:  but David and
           his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the
           south of Jeshimon.

09:023:025 Saul also and his men went to seek him.  And they told David;
           wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the
           wilderness of Maon.  And when Saul heard that, he pursued after
           David in the wilderness of Maon.

09:023:026 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his
           men on that side of the mountain:  and David made haste to get
           away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David
           and his men round about to take them.

09:023:027 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and
           come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

09:023:028 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went
           against the Philistines:  therefore they called that place
           Selahammahlekoth.