Then Saul said to David, 'Blessed are you, my son David! You will do many things and will surely prevail.' So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place — Saul's blessing ('bārûk attāh bᵉnî dāwīd') acknowledges God's favor resting on David ('gam-ʿāsôh taʿaśeh veגם-takol'), yet the symmetry of their separation suggests that despite this moment of reconciliation, the underlying reality has not changed. David's path and Saul's are diverging toward their final destinations.

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