Dovid killed Goliath and became a hero, making King Shaul jealous. Shaul repeatedly tried to kill Dovid with his spear or by sending soldiers. Dovid fled from Shaul with the help of his wife Michal and friend Yonasan. Shaul's rage against Dovid continued to grow. Dovid remained in hiding, relying on friends for aid, as Shaul sought to eliminate the rising threat to his throne.

2.  When Dovid came back from killing GoliasWhen 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 sangThey 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 ofbut when the women said “Dovid by tens of
thousands” Shaul hated him like an archthousands” Shaul hated him like an arch
enemy.enemy.

4. Shaul was very stressed, he askedShaul was very stressed, he asked
Dovid to come to play the harp.ShaulDovid to come to play the harp.Shaul
was calm when David played butwas calm when David played but
when David stopped Shaul’s stresswhen David stopped Shaul’s stress
returned.He wanted to throw hisreturned.He wanted to throw his
spear at Dovid and claim he wasspear at Dovid and claim he was
trying to hit the wall to let his angertrying to hit the wall to let his anger
go.go.
Throw me!
Throw me

5. When he stopped playing theWhen he stopped playing the
harp…harp…
When Dovid stopped playing he quicklyWhen Dovid stopped playing he quickly
aimed at Dovid and Hashem madeaimed at Dovid and Hashem made
David move just in time, then ShaulDavid move just in time, then Shaul
tried again, but Hashem made Dovidtried again, but Hashem made Dovid
move in the nick of time, The spearmove in the nick of time, The spear
was completely stuck in thewas completely stuck in the
wall.Shaul now was extremely angry.wall.Shaul now was extremely angry.

7. • In those days there was a law was that if aIn 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’she would marry one of the king’s
daughters. But Shaul was sly so he didn’tdaughters. But Shaul was sly so he didn’t
say whether it would be Merav or Michal.say whether it would be Merav or Michal.

9.  When Merav saw Dovid she wasn’t reallyWhen Merav saw Dovid she wasn’t really
interested in him so she went off andinterested 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 .

10. 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!

11.  While Dovid was in hiding, he realised heWhile Dovid was in hiding, he realised he
had no food. Then Hashem performed ahad no food. Then Hashem performed a
miracle, and the miracle was that Dovidmiracle, and the miracle was that Dovid
met a man called Achimelech. Achimelechmet a man called Achimelech. Achimelech
happened to have some food on him sohappened to have some food on him so
he lent some to Dovid.he lent some to Dovid.
Please give
me food!
OK

12.  Dovid ran away back to home, but ShaulDovid ran away back to home, but Shaul
soon found out where he was. He sentsoon found out where he was. He sent
soldiers to bring Dovid to him. As soon assoldiers to bring Dovid to him. As soon as
Michal heard this, she told Dovid and saidMichal 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 indummy out of animal skins and put it in
you’re bed, then say that you are ill andyou’re bed, then say that you are ill and
you can’t come, while you climb out theyou can’t come, while you climb out the
window.” So they did that and the soldierswindow.” So they did that and the soldiers
went back to Shaul saying that Dovid waswent back to Shaul saying that Dovid was
ill and he couldn’t come.ill and he couldn’t come.
Bring Dovid to me!!

13. • 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.”

14.  Now Dovid ran to Shmuel’s beisNow 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 andSoon Shaul found out he was there and
he sent soldiers there. But when they gothe sent soldiers there. But when they got
there they were overcome by the Ruachthere they were overcome by the Ruach
Hakodesh that was there, so they startedHakodesh that was there, so they started
learning as well. Same with the secondlearning as well. Same with the second
group. And the third, until Shaul himselfgroup. And the third, until Shaul himself
came, and the same thing happened.came, and the same thing happened.

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

16.  On Rosh Chodesh, when DovidOn Rosh Chodesh, when Dovid
was not there, Shaul shoutedwas 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 heand not Dovid, and the fact that he
shouted about him and flew into ashouted about him and flew into a
rage, told Yonasan that Dovid wasrage, told Yonasan that Dovid was
in danger. But he didn’t need toin danger. But he didn’t need to
worry because soon he would beworry because soon he would be
king and all his troubles would beking and all his troubles would be
over…over…