This brief account recounts another tradition of Saul’s attempts to eliminate David; he appears unaware of, or disregards, the oath in 19:6. These represent two popular traditions on the same theme: Saul’s rivalry and jealousy toward David. In the first tradition, David’s savior is Jonathan, the king’s firstborn son; in the second, it is also someone from his household—his daughter, David’s wife—who saves the persecuted man by deceiving her father. Behind these stories, we must recognize the position established by the final editor or editors. While God assists David, Saul no longer has that assistance, and all that he does hastens his downfall.