Saul Tries To Kill David: 19:1–7 In Saul’s next attempt to destroy David he unrealistically tried to involve those around him who loved David. Jonathan’s fondness for David is expressed by the same word as is used for the pleasure Saul had previously taken in David (18:22). It may be that Jonathan’s calm good sense in removing David from the scene and then facing his father with the realities of David’s support, through which the LORD won a great victory for all Israel, brought Saul back to one of his periods of reality. Jonathan must have had some awareness of Saul’s fear that David would replace him, but his serene acceptance of the implications of David’s victories was maybe a further factor in Saul’s recovery of perspective. Jonathan’s attempts to prevent his father from further damagi…