24:1,2
We don’t know how long it took for Saul to deal with the Philistines. However, some time after this he resumed his obsession with trying to kill David, and learnt that David was in the Desert of En Gedi. He knew the exact location (the Crags of the Wild Goats) and set out with three thousand “able young men”. This was about five times the number that David had.
24:3,4
Saul reached the area where David was, and by chance (or God’s providence if you prefer!) went into the cave that David was hiding in in order to relieve himself. David’s men thought that this was David’s chance. They didn’t actually urge David to kill Saul, but would almost certainly have considered that to be a good outcome. In John 2:24 we read that Jesus would not entrust Himself to people, and David adopts a similar approach. David crept up to Saul and cut off a corner of his robe.
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