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Saul openly orders David’s death, but Jonathan warns David and temporarily persuades his father to swear that David will not be killed. After David wins another battle, Saul again tries to pin him to the wall with a javelin. Michal helps David escape through a window, and when Saul’s messengers pursue David to Samuel at Naioth, the Spirit of God comes upon them—and finally upon Saul—so that they prophesy instead of seizing David.
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