The first time David flees Shaul to the Phillistine city of
Gat, the townspeople begin to rumble against him despite his feigning insanity
and he has to flee. The second time, he is actually welcomed with open
arms by King Achish, put in charge of a Phillistine city, and entrusted with
military command. One explanation for the Phillistine change of heart is
that word of Shaul’s hunting David had not yet become public knowledge the
first time he fled to Gat. By the second time, the dispute was well
known, and Achish thought he was spreading discord amongst his Israeli enemies
by sheltering an upstart rebel, David.
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