John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 26:3
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way ,.... 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... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 26:1-5
Here, 1. Saul gets information of David's movements and acts offensively. The Ziphites came to him and told him where David now was, in the same place where he was when they formerly betrayed him, 1 Sam. 23:19. Perhaps (though it is not mentioned) Saul had given them intimation, under-hand, that he continued his design against David, and would be glad of their assistance. If not, they were very officious to Saul, aware of what would please him, and very malicious against David, to whom they... read more