1 Chronicles 14:8

David… went out against them . From a careful comparison of this passage with the parallel and with 2 Samuel 23:12-14 , it appears likely that the meaning is that "David went out against them" after having "gone down" first to the "hold," probably at the "cave of Adullam" ( 1 Chronicles 11:15-17 ). When it is said that the Philistines went up to seek David, the sequel makes it evident that they did not seek him as friends. And it is to be remembered that the Philistines held territory near Jerusalem at this time, and to the north of it ( 1 Samuel 31:7-9 ).