1 Samuel 23:19-29

19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.”

21And Saul said, “Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have compassion on me.

22Please go and find out for sure, and see the place where his hideout is, and who has seen him there. For I am told he is very crafty.

23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides; and come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. And it shall be, if he is in the land, that I will search for him throughout all the clans of Judah.”

24So 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.

25When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David. Therefore he went down to the rock, and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued David in the Wilderness of Maon.

26Then Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were encircling David and his men to take them.

27But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land!”

28Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place the Rock of Escape.

29Then David went up from there and dwelt in strongholds at En Gedi.