When last we left David, he is pretending to be on the Philistines’ side, but has been attacking their towns and killing everyone so that he can get away with it. Now, he’s upset that they don’t trust him.

And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? (1 Samuel 29:8 KJV)

Decades ago, the Lord realized he made a mistake making Saul king, and decided to switch to David. So rather than jumping in a just doing it, he let Saul live a long time, and have the people suffer under his rule. Eventually, he let the Israelites be defeated, just so that he could have Saul fall on his own sword.

It really sucks to be a Chosen Person.

Next: 2 Samuel 1-3.

Note: I have stopped reading for the last six months, because it’s just so depressing. I’m back again.