Thereafter, reigning King Saul put David under great pressure by trying to kill him and by forcing him to live as a fugitive. ​ — 1 Samuel 16: 1, 11 - 13; 19: 9, 10; 26: 2, 3.
दावीदाचा तरुणपणातच इस्राएलच्या राजाचा उत्तराधिकारी म्हणून अभिषेक करण्यात आला.