Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Samuel 24:9

"And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men`s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?" — 1 Samuel 24:9 (ASV)

Why do you listen to men’s words? —David had many deadly enemies at the court of Saul, who evidently worked successfully to deepen Saul’s jealousy and to widen the breach that already existed between the king and David. Doeg has already been mentioned as one of the more prominent of these slanderers; another was Cush the Benjamite, who was alluded to in the inscription that heads Psalm 7. The Ziphites and their representatives at the royal residence also belonged to this class of malicious foes spoken of here.