¹⁴ And David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of ^(A)Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but ^(B)God did not give him into his hand.

²³ So see and know about all the hiding places where he hides himself and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”

²⁰ So now, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to search for ^(A)a single flea, just as one pursues a partridge in the mountains.”