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.
Šī iemesla dēļ ķēniņš Sauls, kas tolaik valdīja, padarīja Dāvida dzīvi ļoti smagu — viņš centās nogalināt Dāvidu, un Dāvids bija spiests bēguļot. ( 1. Samuēla 16: 1, 11 — 13; 19: 9, 10; 26: 2, 3.)