It strengthened him to act decisively and wisely under difficult circumstances. For a year and four months, David and his men took refuge from Saul at Ziklag in the Philistine countryside.
داود و مردانش به مدت یک سال و چهار ماه از دست شاؤل در شهر صِقْلَغ در بِلاد فلسطینیان پناه جسته بودند .‏