After David killed Goliath Saul took him on as commander of his troops, where David formed a close friendship with Saul’s son, Jonathan. However, after David successfully won the battle against the Philistines, Saul became extremely jealous and tried to kill David by throwing a spear at him. David stayed with Saul, however, and Saul offered him his daughter, Merav, as a wife. He later reneged on his promise, but offered David his second …showed first 75 words of 384 total…

…showed last 75 words of 384 total…s name. David swore to this, but it did not stop Saul from continuing to pursue him. Finally, David and his supporters joined the service of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath who entrusted David with control of the city of Ziklag. Under Archish’s employ. David raided the cities of nomads who harassed the Jews and gave the spoils as gifts to the leaders of Judah to win their support for him against Saul.