Saul's lucky day. Again.

In the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 26, Saul once again learned of David's hiding place and pursued him.

When David discovered where Saul was camped out, David took one of his men and crept into Saul's tent.  Instead of killing him, David took a spear and a jar of water that was beside Saul.  The next morning, David yelled across the valley, informing Saul what had been done.

Saul saw that he did wrong, and told David he was sorry.

Saul went on his way.

And David went on his.

Nabal's temper

In the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 25, we meet Nabal.

Nabal is a very rich man, and owned thousands of sheep and goats.  He was married to Abigail.

One day, David had a message delivered to Nabal, saying that he recently had met some of his shepherds and did them no harm.  He asked if Nabal would break bread with him.

Nabal refused.  He became violent.

David prepared his men for war.  But Abigail relented by gathering up stores of food and presenting them to David.  David told her that the Lord was pleased with her and would not cause any harm to Nabal.

That night, Nabal suffered a stroke and died.  David then sent a marriage proposal to Abigail.

She accepted.

Saul's robe

In chapter 24 from the book of 1 Samuel, Saul sent 3000 of his best men off in search of David.

All the while, David was hiding out in the caves.  Until one day, as happen chance, Saul decided to relieve himself on the road and it happened to be near a cave where David was hiding.

While Saul was preoccupied, David snuck up behind him and cut a piece of his robe.  Saul was scared, for David at any time could attack him.  But he didn't.

Saul came to the realization that David did not want to harm him at all.  He also knew David would be king one day.

David on the run

In the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 23, David found himself on the run from Saul.

He heard about the Philistines attacking the town of Keilah and prayed to the Lord about what he should do.  The Lord told him to defend the city, for He will grant David victory.  David's people were afraid, so he consulted with the Lord again.  The Lord told him he would be given victory.

And he was.

Then, Saul heard David was in Keilah and ordered his men to attack the city.  David fled and Saul gave up on the attack.

Next, David took to the hills.  In the pursuit, Saul discovered David's location and went with his men to capture and kill David.  But when he arrived, a messenger told Saul that the Philistines were attacking his lands, so he fled back to defend his country.

Swords and slaughter

In the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 21, David fled from Saul.  He was afraid for his life.

He went to a priest in Nob, who gave him loaves of bread and the only weapon he had: the sword from Goliath the Philistine.  One of Saul's officers was also nearby, and later on told Saul of the interaction.

In chapter 22, David found solace in a cave near Adullam.  He spent time with his family and prayed what to do next.

Saul learned of David and his son Jonathan, and became outraged.  He demanded answers.

Ahimelech, one of the officers who saw David back in Nob, told Saul what he saw.  He ordered all of the priests killed.

And so it was done.