Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
, of the “waste”), the district to which one looks down from the plateau of Ziph (1 Sam. 23:19). After his reconciliation with Saul at Engedi (24:1-8), David returned to Hachilah, where he had fixed his quarters. ” David and his nephew Abishai stole at night into the midst of Saul’s camp, when they were all asleep, and noiselessly removed the royal spear and the cruse from the side of the king, and then, crossing the intervening valley to the height on the other side, David cried to the people, and thus awoke the sleepers.
He then addressed Saul, who recognized his voice, and expostulated with him. Saul professed to be penitent; but David could not put confidence in him, and he now sought refuge at Ziklag. David and Saul never afterwards met. (1 Sam. 26:13-25).
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
my hope is in her
Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HACH'ILAH, HILL OF (the darksome hill), a place in Judah near Ziph, and where David with his 600 followers hid. 1 Sam 23:19; comp. 1 Sam 23:14-15, 1 Sam 23:18; 1 Sam 26:3. Conder was inclined to locate it at the ruins now called Yekin: "The hill Yekin is a bold promontory standing just at the edge of the plateau. It looks over the whole desert; the cliffs of En-gedi, the Dead Sea, and the heights of Moab are in full view. Just beneath the crest of the hill is a hollow, with another knoll beyond. It is the head of a great valley, which soon becomes precipitous, running down into the desert.
In this hollow are a spring and a cave. ' 1 Sam 26:5.