10. Then David prayed, “O lord, God of Israel, I have heard that Saul is planning to come and destroy Keilah because I am here.
11. Will the leaders of Keilah betray me to him? And will Saul actually come as I have heard? O lord, God of Israel, please tell me.”And the lord said, “He will come.”
12. Again David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah betray me and my men to Saul?”And the lord replied, “Yes, they will betray you.”
13. So David and his men—about 600 of them now—left Keilah and began roaming the countryside. Word soon reached Saul that David had escaped, so he didn’t go to Keilah after all.
14. David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him.
15. One day near Horesh, David received the news that Saul was on the way to Ziph to search for him and kill him.
16. Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.