Event
Saul's Pursuit of David
Saul's pursuit of David through the wilderness before David receives the kingdom.
2 Bible books6 chapters6 verse appearancesAlso known as: David fleeing Saul, Saul pursuing David, David as fugitive from Saul
What is this event?
's sustained attempts to kill after David's rise in Israel. The pursuit sends David into fugitive life, tests his refusal to seize the throne by violence, gathers supporters around him, and stands behind several Davidic psalms whose superscriptions remember Saul's hostility.
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