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Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul`s daughter, loved him.
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God's Favor Is Obvious
Commentators explain that Saul's own evil plans backfired so spectacularly that he was forced to 'see and know' that the Lord was with David. According to scholars like Ellicott and Gill, David's consistent success and the failure of Saul's schemes served as undeniable proof of God's favor, even to his greatest enemy.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Saul saw ... that the Lord was with David. —The success of the last savage enterprise, and the return of David with his ghastly spoils, fi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Saul saw and knew that the Lord [was] with David. This he perceived by the favour he gave him among men, by overrulin…
Presbyterian
For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behavior towards …
