Texts · 7 · Hezekiah and Isaiah

David spares Saul

David repeatedly spares Saul's life, honors him, loves his son Jonathan, mourns his death, and cares for his household.

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Readers would have heard a parable: the North's first king fell, and the South's chosen king was the rightful heir.

Bible reference: 1 Samuel 24; 26

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 111

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