How would you descibe the setting david is in? What is the symbolism of David giving himself a good scrubing

David is in a natural setting free from the camp. As he sits looking at the beauty spread out before him, David is surprised to realize that he is weeping. After brushing away his tears, he goes to the nearby stream, strips off his clothes and, using the soap given to him by the man, fiercely scrubs both himself and what he had been wearing in order to cleanse himself of the smell of the camp (see "Quotes," p. 32).