1 Samuel 22:1-8

1So David departed from there and 1escaped to 2the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s household heard about it, they went down there to him. 2Then everyone who was in distress, and everyone who 3was in debt, and everyone who was 4discontented gathered to him; and he became captain over them. Now there were 5about four hundred men with him.

3And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.” 4Then he 6left them with the king of Moab; and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. 5But 7Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold; leave, and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went into the forest of Hereth.

6Then Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. Now 8Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing in front of him. 7Saul said to his servants who were standing in front of him, “Hear now, you Benjaminites! Will the son of Jesse really give all of you fields and vineyards? 9Will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds? 8For all of you have conspired against me so that there is no one who 10informs me 11when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you 12who cares about me or 13informs me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush, as it is this day.”