¹³ So David and his men, numbering about 600,^(A) left Keilah at once and moved from place to place.^(B) When it was reported to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he called off the expedition.

⁹ David and the 600 men with him^(A) went as far as the Wadi Besor, where 200 men who were to remain behind would stop.^{(B) 10} They stopped because they were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor. David and 400 of the men continued in pursuit.