The stories of the two main characters in these chapters, David and Saul, begin to connect. While it is said of David that after his anointing, the Spirit of the Lord came upon him and stayed with him from then onward (13), the opposite happened with Saul: an evil spirit tormented him, and only music could comfort him. David was brought in for this purpose, as he was the only one who could soothe the king with his harp. According to the story, Saul doesn’t realize that Samuel has already anointed David as the new king of Israel.