Yet, when David had a chance to retaliate, he said that it was ‘ unthinkable, from Jehovah’s standpoint, ’ that he commit a disloyal act against one whom Jehovah had anointed. — 1 Samuel 26: 11.
जलन रखनेवाले शाऊल के हमलों से बचने के लिए दाऊद को विश्‍वास, धीरज, यहाँ तक कि कुछ चालाकी की भी ज़रूरत थी ।