King Saul Attempts to Assassinate David

c. 1020 BCE
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Afterward, King Saul relentlessly tries to hunt down David. Throughout these accounts, David, driven by a deeply moral compass, refuses to harm King Saul.

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In the Bible

1 Samuel 19:11

Saul sent messengers to David’s home to keep watch on him and to kill him in the morning. But David’s wife, Michal, told him, “Unless you run for your life tonight, you will be killed tomorrow.”

שְׁמוּאֵל א' י"ט:י'-"א

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ שָׁא֨וּל מַלְאָכִ֜ים אֶל-בֵּ֤ית דָּוִד֙ לְשָׁמְר֔וֹ וְלַהֲמִית֖וֹ בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַתַּגֵּ֣ד לְדָוִ֗ד מִיכַ֤ל אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר "אִם-אֵ֨ינְךָ֜ מְמַלֵּ֤ט אֶֽת-נַפְשְׁךָ֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה מָחָ֖ר אַתָּ֥ה מוּמָֽת:"

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