195 Saul’s Demise did . These pieces of information support the assessment that David stayed in Gath for at least several months waiting for Saul to stop worrying about him . To be sure, in this place, David feels himself secure from Saul’s persecutions, since Saul has no power to attack and lay a siege on such a large and fortified city as Gath . Yet the author does not disclose what kind of relationship David and his followers establish with the military officers and the royal city’s citizens . From earlier and later episodes, it seems that the Philistine locals remain suspicious of the “newcomers” and do not trust their loyalty . David for his part understands that sooner rather than later Achish may force him and his battalion to take an active part in battles against Saul and the Israelite army . Therefore, David concludes that he and all his followers have to move out of Gath and settle in a Philistine town in the country or a fortress far away from Gath, but also far away from t...
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