#252 | 1 Samuel ch.18 - Everybody Loves David!

From The Tanakh Podcast: R Alex Israel by R Alex Israel.

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David is a national hero. Shaul conscripts him to his army.

But with every success, Shaul's jealousy and suspicion intensify.

David is beloved. By Shaul initially; then by Yonatan, by the nation, by Michal.

But Shaul spirals downwards as suspicion becomes hostility, and then enmity. Shaul begins to plot David's murder.

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Our music is David and Saul

Youtube https://youtu.be/M_3OI-gpS9Q?si=zJsqOjACIiz0NOdQ

Lyrics - English - https://lyricstranslate.com/en/david-and-saul-david-king-and-saul-king.html

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Episode recorded January 18, 2023