Saul wanted the Ziphites to pinpoint the potential hiding place that were used by David so that he would know where to look for David and thus prevent his escape.1 David would have been hiding in the fields and open wilderness areas that lay between cities. It was a territory that was not often traversed and where it would be difficult to find someone.2
22 Allez, je vous prie, prenez encore des informations pour savoir et découvrir dans quel lieu il a dirigé ses pas et qui l'y a vu, car il est, m'a-t-on dit, fort rusé.