Now the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
1 Samuel 22:5
Surrounding context
22:4 So he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
22:5 Now the prophet Gad said to David, "Do not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to the land of Judah." So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth.
22:6 When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered-- now Saul was staying in Gibeah under a tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants standing about him--