Then Saul recognized David's voice, and said, 'Is this your voice, my son David?' And David said, 'It is my voice, my lord, O king' — Saul's recognition ('vayyakir šāʾûl ʾet-qôl dāwīd') marks a moment of vulnerable connection between the anointed and the rejected. The words 'bᵉnî dāwīd' show Saul acknowledging their bond, yet also the paternal authority he claims.

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