John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 26:3

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which [is] before Jeshimon, by the way, etc.] To the wilderness; the very same place where the Ziphites suggested David was: but David abode in the wilderness; not in the hill of Hachilah, but in the wilderness of Ziph itself: and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness; he understood, by some information he had, that Saul had set out from Gibeah, and was coming to seek for him in the wilderness of Ziph; perhaps Jonathan had given him intelligence; however, he was not quite certain, as appears by what follows.

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