On at least two occasions, David took refuge in caves ​ — one near Adullam and the other in the wilderness of En - gedi.
وَعِنْدَمَا نَظَمَ ٱلْمَزْمُورَ ١٤٢‏ ،‏ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي قَصْرٍ أَوْ حَتَّى مَنْزِلٍ ،‏ بَلْ فِي مَغَارَةٍ مُخْتَبِئًا مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ .‏