when Saul

1 Samuel 23:28, 29
So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called the Rock of Escape. . . .

following.

1 Samuel 23:19
Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, "Is not David hiding with us in strongholds in Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, south of Jeshimon?

Proverbs 25:5
Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

Ezekiel 22:9
Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.

Hosea 7:3
They delight the king with their evil, the princes with their lies.

the wilderness

1 Samuel 23:29
And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.