Although Jehovah had assured David that he would be king, for years David had to flee, to fight, and to wait for Jehovah’s time to make him king.
Lai gan Jehova Dāvidam bija apsolījis, ka tas būs ķēniņš, gadiem ilgi Dāvidam bija jābēguļo, jācīnās un jāgaida, kamēr Jehova izpildīs savu solījumu.