So David took the spear and the water jar from beside Saul's head, and they went away. No one saw them, or knew, or awoke; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them — the 'deep sleep' ('tardēmāh mēʾet-YHWH') is God's protective provision, allowing David and Abishai to escape undetected. The divine action ensures that the test becomes a pure matter of David's own choice, uncompromised by circumstance.

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