¹⁴ David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

⁴ He brought them before the king of Moab: and they lived with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

⁵ The prophet Gad said to David, Don't stay in the stronghold; depart, and get you into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

⁵ After that you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall happen, when you are come there to the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying:

⁴ All Israel heard say that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

²³ The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

¹ Now it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on yonder side. But he didn't tell his father.

⁶ Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Yahweh will work for us; for there is no restraint to Yahweh to save by many or by few.

¹ David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.

²² David swore to Saul. Saul went home; but David and his men got them up to the stronghold.

¹⁶ There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.