Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the hill afar off; a great distance was between them — David's distance from the camp ('vayyaʿmōd ʿal-rôš-hahār merḥôq') provides safety yet allows communication. The separation emphasizes the dramatic structure: David and Saul are now divided by geography as they are by destiny.

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