John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 3. 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.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-12 - How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as thoug disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are onl asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, an baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God though fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong but if he yielded, he would sin against God, therefore he resisted the temptation, and trusted God with the event.
Original Hebrew ויחן2583 שׁאול7586 בגבעת1389 החכילה2444 אשׁר834 על5921 פני6440 הישׁימן3452 על5921 הדרך1870 ודוד1732 ישׁב3427 במדבר4057 וירא7200 כי3588 בא935 שׁאול7586 אחריו310 המדברה׃4057
