Saul removed David from his presence and made him a commanding officer. David led the army out to battle and back.

He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

They demolished the sacred pillar of Baal and the temple of Baal; it is used as a latrine to this very day.

So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that if a snake had bitten someone, when he looked at the bronze snake he lived.

On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants.