Ziph

Ziph is referenced here as the wilderness region where David is hiding — the rugged hill country that provides temporary cover but will soon be compromised by locals who report his location to Saul.

Ziph here refers to the wilderness region whose inhabitants betray David's location to Saul — for the second time — making them recurring antagonists in David's years as a fugitive.

Ziph is the first of Jehallelel's four sons, listed here in a brief genealogical entry before the narrative pivots to the striking detail about Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter.

Ziph is listed here as one of the fortified cities in Rehoboam's defensive network — a town in the hill country of Judah reinforced as part of his strategic building campaign.