In light of the information Saul received from the Ziphites, he knew where to look for David and he forced David to flee to a new location. When David did so, it made it easier for Saul to track him with his troops. As a result, he closed in on David’s location, his troops advancing around a mountain in a pincer movement with David trapped in the middle.1
25 Saül partit avec ses gens à la recherche de David. Et l'on en informa David, qui descendit le rocher et resta dans le désert de Maon. Saül, l'ayant appris, poursuivit David au désert de Maon.