Saul wanted the Ziphites to pinpoint the potential hiding place that were used by David so that he would know where to look for David and thus prevent his escape.1 David would have been hiding in the fields and open wilderness areas that lay between cities. It was a territory that was not often traversed and where it would be difficult to find someone.2
22 Go, make yet more sure. Know and see the place where his foot is, and who has seen him there, for it is told me that he is very cunning.