The Philistines are at Israel’s door. Saul and David are on opposite sides of the battle lines. Both are facing situations of desperation. Saul is in the hardest position of his life. The Philistines are attacking in mass, he knows that David is in the land of the Philistines, and God is silent. Saul needs […]
David has again convinced Saul of his loyalty, but David doesn’t trust Saul. David takes his men to Philistia to escape Saul’s reach. David still fears Saul. He will not raise his hand against Saul, but neither will he turn his back to him to let him strike. Even though Saul has promised to stop […]
This is the second time the Ziphites report David’s whereabouts to Saul. David will do his own ‘second time’ with Saul. We aren’t really told why the Ziphites kept ‘tattling’ on David. In my story, I make it a matter of ‘commerce’. I have David cutting into the protection racket going on in the area. […]
Life continues for David. He will mourn Samuel, move his company again, care for all those around him, and take two more wives. Life on the run is never boring. We come to the end of Samuel’s life. His death gets only a short mention, but it had an impact on the people of Israel. […]
David and his company are on the verge of being discovered again. In the course of hiding, David shows great restraint when Saul is in a compromising position. My telling of this story weaves a few ‘could have’ scenarios into it. The first, is how the discovery of David’s whereabouts came to be. The second, […]