When Dovid came back from killing Golias When Dovid came back from killing Golias all the women came out to sing his praises.all the women came out to sing his praises.

They sang They sang “Shaul has killed thousands “Shaul has killed thousands

and Dovid tens of thousands."and Dovid tens of thousands."

Until then Shaul had loved Dovid like a son, Until then Shaul had loved Dovid like a son, but when the women said “Dovid by tens of but when the women said “Dovid by tens of thousands” Shaul hated him like an arch thousands” Shaul hated him like an arch enemy.enemy.

Shaul was very stressed, he asked Shaul was very stressed, he asked Dovid to come to play the harp.Shaul Dovid to come to play the harp.Shaul was calm when David played but was calm when David played but when David stopped Shaul’s stress when David stopped Shaul’s stress returned.He wanted to throw his returned.He wanted to throw his spear at Dovid and claim he was spear at Dovid and claim he was trying to hit the wall to let his anger trying to hit the wall to let his anger go.go.

Throw me!

Throw me

When he stopped playing the When he stopped playing the harp…harp…

When Dovid stopped playing he quickly When Dovid stopped playing he quickly aimed at Dovid and Hashem made aimed at Dovid and Hashem made David move just in time, then Shaul David move just in time, then Shaul tried again, but Hashem made Dovid tried again, but Hashem made Dovid move in the nick of time, The spear move in the nick of time, The spear was completely stuck in the was completely stuck in the wall.Shaul now was extremely angry.wall.Shaul now was extremely angry.

• In those days there was a law was that if a In those days there was a law was that if a man came back from battle, successful, man came back from battle, successful, he would marry one of the king’s he would marry one of the king’s daughters. But Shaul was sly so he didn’t daughters. But Shaul was sly so he didn’t say whether it would be Merav or Michal.say whether it would be Merav or Michal.

When Merav saw Dovid she wasn’t really When Merav saw Dovid she wasn’t really interested in him so she went off and interested in him so she went off and married Adriel; but Michal really liked him, married Adriel; but Michal really liked him, so she married him .so she married him .

Dovid met up with Yonasan again. He said “your father tried to kill me". “Then you must run away”, Yonasan replied; so Dovid ran away into the night.

-pant- this is tiring!

While Dovid was in hiding, he realised he While Dovid was in hiding, he realised he had no food. Then Hashem performed a had no food. Then Hashem performed a miracle, and the miracle was that Dovid miracle, and the miracle was that Dovid met a man called Achimelech. Achimelech met a man called Achimelech. Achimelech happened to have some food on him so happened to have some food on him so he lent some to Dovid.he lent some to Dovid.

Please give me food!

OK

Dovid ran away back to home, but Shaul Dovid ran away back to home, but Shaul soon found out where he was. He sent soon found out where he was. He sent soldiers to bring Dovid to him. As soon as soldiers to bring Dovid to him. As soon as Michal heard this, she told Dovid and said Michal heard this, she told Dovid and said “soldiers are coming to you, I’ll make a “soldiers are coming to you, I’ll make a dummy out of animal skins and put it in dummy out of animal skins and put it in you’re bed, then say that you are ill and you’re bed, then say that you are ill and you can’t come, while you climb out the you can’t come, while you climb out the window.” So they did that and the soldiers window.” So they did that and the soldiers went back to Shaul saying that Dovid was went back to Shaul saying that Dovid was ill and he couldn’t come. ill and he couldn’t come.

Bring Dovid to me!!

• So, typically of Shaul, he told his officers to bring Dovid to him, even in his BED!!!! So when the soldiers went back to the house, well you can imagine. They took Michal by the neck, and dragged her to Shaul. When she arrived there she thought of a clever plan. She said “that dreadful gangster, he held me at sword point and said that if I didn’t help him escape he would stab me.” So, naturally, Shaul was pleased at the way she called him “dreadful gangster.”

Now Dovid ran to Shmuel’s beis Now Dovid ran to Shmuel’s beis hamedrash, where he learned with him. hamedrash, where he learned with him. Soon Shaul found out he was there and Soon Shaul found out he was there and he sent soldiers there. But when they got he sent soldiers there. But when they got there they were overcome by the Ruach there they were overcome by the Ruach Hakodesh that was there, so they started Hakodesh that was there, so they started learning as well. Same with the second learning as well. Same with the second group. And the third, until Shaul himself group. And the third, until Shaul himself came, and the same thing happened. came, and the same thing happened.

Dovid met up with Yonasan again, and together Dovid met up with Yonasan again, and together they hatched a secret plan. On Rosh Chodesh they hatched a secret plan. On Rosh Chodesh Dovid would normally sit next to the king. Their Dovid would normally sit next to the king. Their plan was that Dovid would not turn up and if plan was that Dovid would not turn up and if Shaul didn’t mind him not being there they Shaul didn’t mind him not being there they would know it was safe, and if he flew into a would know it was safe, and if he flew into a rage, they would know he still hated him.rage, they would know he still hated him.

On Rosh Chodesh, when Dovid On Rosh Chodesh, when Dovid was not there, Shaul shouted was not there, Shaul shouted “Where is that Blessed Ben Yishai.” “Where is that Blessed Ben Yishai.” because he called him “Ben Yishai” because he called him “Ben Yishai” and not Dovid, and the fact that he and not Dovid, and the fact that he shouted about him and flew into a shouted about him and flew into a rage, told Yonasan that Dovid was rage, told Yonasan that Dovid was in danger. But he didn’t need to in danger. But he didn’t need to worry because soon he would be worry because soon he would be king and all his troubles would be king and all his troubles would be over… over…