¹ And from there, David went up and took cover in the safe place of En-gedi.

²⁸ So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.

¹⁹ Then the Ziphites came up to Gibeah to see Saul, and said, Is not David living secretly among us in the strong places in Horesh, in the hill of Hachilah to the south of the waste land?

⁵ Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

¹² If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

⁹ In you there are men who say evil of others, causing death; in you they have taken the flesh with the blood for food; in your streets they have put evil designs into effect.

³ In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.