AN ODD QUESTION Saul killed 1,000’s and David killed 10,000’s Saul threw a spear at David while he was playing harp Saul required a dowry of 100 foreskins of the Phillistines. Saul tried to have David killed while sleeping next to his wife (Saul’s own daughter) Saul threw a spear at his own son (Jonathan) because he was defending David Saul killed 85 priests and their families because they helped David Saul pursued David continually, from town to town in order that he might kill him.

AN ODD QUESTION And you shall not only show me the kindness of the Lord while I still live, that I may not die; but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the Lord has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “Let the Lord require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”—1 Samuel 20:14-16

A “QUALIFIED” KINDNESS

Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.—2 Samuel 4:4 Now David said on that day, “Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites (the lame and the blind, who are hated by David’s soul), he shall be chief and captain.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”—2 Samuel 5:8

MEPHIBOSHETH’S NEW POSITION