Therefore Saul returned from pursuing David and went against the Philistines — Saul's *va'yasav Shaul miradom David va'yetzet liqrat Philishim* (returned from pursuing David and went against the Philistines) shows his divided attention, his inability to maintain focus on David while facing external threat. Yet this represents a reprieve for David, the first of several times that Philistine invasion will save him from Saul's vendetta.

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