1 Samuel 23:28

So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth. ¹ 

Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.

So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape.

So Saul quit the chase and returned to fight the Philistines. Ever since that time, the place where David was camped has been called the Rock of Escape.

So Saul called off his pursuit of David and went back to deal with the Philistines. That's how that place got the name Narrow Escape.

So turning back from going after David, Saul went against the Philistines: so that place was named Sela-hammah-lekoth.

So Saul stopped pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.

Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David, and went against the Philistines; so they called that place the Rock of Escape.

So Saul stopped pursuing David and went to confront the Philistines. Therefore that place is called Sela Hammahlekoth. ¹ 

¹ sn The name הַמַּחְלְקוֹת סֶלַע (Sela Hammakhleqoth) probably means “Rock of Divisions” in Hebrew, in the sense that Saul and David parted company there (cf. NAB “Gorge of Divisions”; TEV “Separation Hill”). This etymology assumes that the word derives from the Hebrew root II חלק (khlq, “to divide”; HALOT 322 s.v. II חלק). However, there is another root I חלק, which means “to be smooth or slippery” (HALOT 322 s.v. I חלק). If the word is taken from this root, the expression would mean “Slippery Rock.”