Place
Hill of Hachilah
Uncertain location. Scholars propose different sites. The dot marks one proposal.
A hill in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul camped here while hunting David, and David came by night, took Saul's spear and water jar as he slept, and would not harm him. The site is not known.
Who passed through
In story order. King James Version.
- Saul (King), 1 Samuel 26:3
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
- David, 1 Samuel 26:5
And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
Place names, references and coordinates: STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), with coordinates from OpenBible.info. Map: Natural Earth (public domain).