when Saul
1 Samuel 23:28
Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
1 Samuel 23:29
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.
it was told
1 Samuel 23:19
Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Ezekiel 22:9
In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
Hosea 7:3
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
the wilderness
1 Samuel 23:29
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.