David continues to fight battles and gain a following of loyal supporters. He encounters a man named Nabal who almost causes him to commit acts of vengeance. What Saul could not provoke by his pursuit, Nabal almost instigated by his foolishness.
David is given another opportunity to closely encounter Saul. He again refuses to take action against this man who is out to kill him. Since Saul could not be trusted to keep his peace treaty with David, David found it safer to live among the Philistines. While living there, he attacked their cities, leaving no one alive to betray the identity of their attacker. God allowed Israel's enemies to be defeated "from within" in a matter of speaking.
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