Saul wanted David dead, but God wanted him alive. Who wins
conflicts like that? One of the tools that God used to help protect David was
Saul's own son, Jonathan. He warned David about the continuing danger and even
spoke up for David and defended him before Saul... with some temporary success.
And so, for a while David and Saul got along ok. But, although David served him
well, once an evil spirit came over Saul, he returned to his former hatred for
David and again tried to kill him. It was a pattern of love and hate that would
continue between the 2 men for a long time.
In this chapter, it is recorded that Saul tried to impale
David with his javelin, just as he had attempted earlier. Then he sent soldiers
to kill David in his bed. If it hadn't been for Michal (his wife) warning him
and helping him to escape through a window, he would have died there in his own
home, or he would have been brought to Saul to be murdered at the hand of the
king.
But, by God's grace he escaped to Naioth to stay with the
prophet Samuel. When Saul tried to kill him there, God prevented it by
miraculously causing Saul and all of his helpers to be overcome with the power
of the Holy Spirit so much so that they virtually lost control of themselves
and couldn't carry out their own intentions. So, in the will of God, David was
invincible.
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