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David refused to fight unethically, for instance when he had an opportunity to kill Saul in his sleep. According to the Old Testament, God honored David's high ethical standards and soon King David and his men, who had once hidden in the Cave of Adullam, were known throughout Israel for their deeds of valor.
Initially he stood by his father and his father's oath not to harm David (19:6) that he refused to believe that David was close to death, nonetheless he was willing to find out Saul's true intention during the Feast of the New Moon and to inform David using their agreed coded message about the outcome. [17]
Given a chance to kill the king, David refuses; instead he secretly cuts off a corner of Saul's robe, and when Saul leaves the cave, he comes out to pay homage to Saul as the king and to demonstrate, using the piece of robe, that he holds no malice towards Saul. Moved by David's righteous, Saul and David are reconciled for the first time, and ...
Saul plots his death, but Saul's son Jonathan, who loves David, warns him of his father's schemes and David flees. He goes first to Nob , where he is fed by the priest Ahimelech and given Goliath's sword, and then to Gath , the Philistine city of Goliath, intending to seek refuge with King Achish there.
A Story of David (also known as David the Outlaw) is a 1961 British-Israeli drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. [1] [2] It depicts the life of the Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul. It was one of the first films made for television. [3]
The section emphasizes two points: (1) David could have easily killed Saul and thereby seized the kingship, but (2) he resisted the temptation to kill 'the LORD'S anointed', even prevented his men from harming Saul (verse 7). [15] David elaborated in his speech (verses 8–15) that instead of taking vengeance on Saul (for 'treating him like an ...
Saul's attitude toward David was excused by arguing that his courtiers were all tale-bearers, and slandered David to him; [78] and in like manner he was incited by Doeg against the priests of Nob [79] —this act was forgiven him, however, and a heavenly voice was heard, proclaiming: "Saul is the chosen one of God". [80]
So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name. [19] "Carmel": was the same place where Saul built a monument for himself (1 Samuel 15:12), so Nabal could actually be a supporter of Saul. [20]