1 Samuel 23:13

Then David and his men, which were about six hundred ,.... Having had an increase of two hundred since he was at the cave of Adullam, 1 Samuel 22:1 , and upon his relief of Keilah, 1 Samuel 23:5 ; so that he sustained no loss of men by fighting with the Philistines, but had an addition to his small forces:

arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go ; not knowing whither they should go, having no particular place in view; but went where they thought they could be safest, or that appeared the most proper place for them; so the Targum,"they went to a place which was fit to go unto;'which was fittest for their purpose, and most for their safety and security, be it where it would:

and it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah ; very likely some of the inhabitants informed him of it, since they were disposed to deliver David to him, had he stayed among them, and Saul had come down:

and he forbore to go forth : from the place where he was, in order to come to Keilah,