Sa mu el 162 Yet immediately after Jonathan’s departure, the course of events reverts . Like the leaders of Keilah, the inhabitants of Ziph ( a Judahite village identified with Khirbet Ziph 4 . 4 miles south - southeast of mod - ern Hebron ) , go quite a long way on mountainous roads ( about 12 miles, in a direct line ) to Gibeah to inform Saul of David’s whereabouts and to propose intelligence and help for capturing him ( see Bodner . ) 247 – 246 : 2008 The narrator describes Saul’s gracious response to the Ziphites’ of - fer in a relatively long speech . The king opens with a blessing : “Blessed be you of the Lord ; for you have compassion on me” . The king vents his despair regarding nearly all the people around him as traitors who side with David ( cf . 22 : 6 – 8 ) ; but now he praises the Ziphites for being the exception for “having compassion” on him . Yet it is a pa - thetic admission for a king to share such a weakness with his subjects, and praising their “compassion” for the...
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