18. When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.
19. Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon?
20. Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.”
21. Saul replied, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.
22. Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely where he is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.