After doing all that he could under the circumstances to soften Saul’s antagonism toward him, David concluded: “Jehovah himself will deal him a blow; or his day will come and he will have to die, or down into battle he will go, and he will certainly be swept away.
Teinud kõik, mis neis oludes võimalik, et Sauli vaenulikkust pehmendada, jõudis Taavet otsusele: „Jehoova [lööb] kindlasti ise teda: kas saabub ta surmapäev või läheb ta sõtta ja saab otsa!