In this passage David goes to Jonathan and asks why is Saul trying to kill him? Jonathan does not believe it, so they plan a test. On the feast of the New Moon, David will not come, and Jonathan will see how king Saul reacts. The first night, Saul said nothing, but on the second night when David did not show, he asked Jonathan where David was. He responded that David asked to be released because he needed to be with his family. King Saul spewed his anger, and then tried to kill his own son because Jonathan sided with David. The next morning, Jonathan met David and told him it was not safe and he needed to run. David went to the tabernacle, and asked for bread, and then found out that the sword of Goliath was there too, so David took that as well. David tried to go to the Philistine city of Gad, thinking that Saul would not go there, but they recognized him. He then acted insane, and they released him, and David escaped. Psalm 34 & 56 both deal with this time in David's life, and in them we find that the Lord is David's refuge. He laments, he cries for justice, he praises and gives thanks for the faithfulness of the Lord, and then he wants to teach others of the way of blessings that come when we follow the ways of the Lord. In Him is our refuge with no condemnation.
