Read 1 Samuel 23.15-29. In verse 17: The recognition that David will be king and Jonathan the second in command is extraordinary. in the mouth of Jonathan himself, the crown prince. In verses 19-29 Saul is frustrated that David stays on jump ahead of him, which he is able to do because of the ephod (v. 22). This time (v. 26) David is trapped on one side of a hill which Saul's forces is circling from both directions. The last-minute notice about the Philistines (v. 27) show Yahweh's protection of David. Either meaning for the etiology in v. 28 ('rock of escape" or "rock of 'division") is appropriate in the context of this story. (Comments or Questions..
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