2 Καὶ ἐσηκώθη ὁ Σαοὺλ καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὴν ἔρημον Ζίφ, ἔχων μεθ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ τρεῖς χιλιάδας ἀνδρῶν ἐκλεκτῶν ἐκ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, διὰ νὰ ζητῇ τὸν Δαβὶδ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Ζίφ.