I Samuel 22:1,2

I Samuel 22:1,2 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. When King Saul tried to kill David, David fled to the wilderness for safety. With all of the valleys and box canyons, no one would ever find David in the wilderness unless he wanted them to find him. So anyone who was in trouble; anyone who was in debt; anyone who Saul was after; they fled to David. And David took them in. He was like Robin Hood. He was an outlaw; but he was a good outlaw. And this was a good training time for David and for David’s followers.

I Samuel 20:42

I Samuel 20:42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city. Jonathan was Saul’s son, but Jonathan loved David as a brother. Because Saul hated David, the young men couldn’t hang around each other very much. But Jonathan made a pact with David. Jonathan gave David his bow and arrows to remember him by and Jonathan promised always to love David. Jonathan knew that God had rejected Saul from being the king. And Jonathan knew that Samuel had anointed David to be the next king. But Jonathan didn’t care. David would always be his friend, regardless of what might happen. What loyalty! Do you have a good friend like Jonathan? Are you a good friend like Jonathan?

I Samuel 19:9,10

I Samuel 19:9,10 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. Saul’s anger grew and grew until it consumed him. And finally, one day as David played the harp to calm Saul’s spirit, King Saul picked up a spear and threw it at David. If David hadn’t been watching carefully, Saul would’ve killed him! But God was with David and David kept up his guard. As David slipped out of the palace, Saul stormed away in rage. What a contrast in attitudes!  David - careful in what he said and did, and Saul - giving in to his wicked feelings. A good lesson for us!