The hill of Hachilah … east of Jeshimon: see verse 1. The writer here adds the information, not mentioned earlier, that this hill is located beside the road.

Saw: in this context the sense of the Hebrew verb is better expressed with a verb such as “perceived,” “became aware of,” or “learned.” Other languages may find it more natural to say “when he heard that Saul had followed him” (New Century Version).

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on the First and Second Books of Samuel, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2001. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .