In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 26, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In 1 Samuel Chapter 26 David is hiding in the desert but Hachilah is on the edge of the desert, so David actually sends men secretly to see if Saul is really there and he is. What a shock? Despite the previous incident where David spared his life, Saul is still after him. So David embarks on an undercover night mission. Saul would not have been expecting anything like this.

David takes Saul’s spear and spares his life in a similar way to what happened before in the caves at En Gedi. Saul is once again sorry and appreciate. David realises that no matter what assurances there are from Saul, that he is going to relent again. Saul has now several times made promises that David’s life is safe but failed to keep them. So David will remain in h ...