No such place as Naioth (or Nevaioth) is known, but the word means “dwellings.” Therefore, it is considered that Naioth was the name of the collegi…

And came to Samuel. —The influence and authority which Samuel still preserved in the nation, even in the stormy close of Saul’s career, mu…

So David fled and escaped
Fled from his own house, and escaped falling into the hands of the messengers of Saul, and…

Michal's stratagem to gain time until David got to a distance was allowable, but her falsehood did not even have the plea of necessity to excuse it…