¹⁴ David stayed in the wilderness^(A) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.^(B) Day after day Saul searched^(C) for him, but God did not^(D) give David into his hands.

¹⁹ The Ziphites^(A) went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us^(B) in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah,^(C) south of Jeshimon?

² So Saul took three thousand able young men from all Israel and set out to look^(A) for David and his men near the Crags of the Wild Goats.

¹⁹ Now let my lord the king listen^(A) to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering.^(B) If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance^(C) and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’^{(D) 20} Now do not let my blood^(E) fall to the ground far from the presence of the Lord. The king of Israel has come out to look for a flea^(F)—as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.^(G)”