C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 26:1-2

1Sa 26:1-2

The second betrayal of David by the Ziphites occurred after David had married Abigail at Carmel, and when he had already returned to the desert of Judah. On 1Sa 26:1 and 1Sa 26:2 compare the explanations of 1Sa 23:19 and 1Sa 24:3. Instead of “before (in the face of) Jeshimon” (i.e., the wilderness), we find the situation defined more precisely in 1Sa 23:19, as “to the right (i.e., on the south) of the wilderness” (Jeshimon).