Shaul’s (Saul) army is always a number divisible by three
(300,000 Israelites, 30,000 Judeans). David’s is divisible by six (600
men.) Shaul is listed as having one wife and three sons; David, upon his
coronation, has two wives and six sons. That David is always listed as
having double what Shaul does seems to be a hint of David’s two-faceted
monarchy, both military and spiritual, whereas Shaul’s was exclusively
military. The number three also appears repeatedly in Shoftim (the Book
of Judges) hinting that Shaul was still connected to the anarchy of the past
whereas David was able to make the break and become a divine monarch.
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