Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?”
The Ziphites stirred up Saul afresh, and he caught at their information like tinder to a spark. How quickly the unsanctified heart vomits up its convictions and returns to its sin. David, meanwhile, acted with true valor by silent retirement into the wilderness, seeking his own safety, not Saul's ruin.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Samuel 26:1-5
The Ziphites feared that David, once king, would remember their treachery and have them killed. So they betrayed him again to Saul, supposing this the surest way to cut him off before he could gain the throne and make them answer for it.
AI summary
The Ziphites came - This is the second time that these enemies of David endeavored to throw him into the hands of Saul. See Sa1 23:19.