And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.
When the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, all good departed with Him. He had driven away God's grace by willful sin; now the evil spirit had possession of him, and he became prey to fear, rage, and suspicion. God made David his physician, and in serving at court the young shepherd would learn the ways of a kingdom without knowing he was being fitted to rule it.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Samuel 16:14-23
David came to Saul's court not as an ambitious climber but as God's instrument, unaware of his own election to the throne. The Lord lifted him from the shepherd's quiet fields into the sphere of kingship, where he would gain the people's love and learn the arts of rule through a school of affliction that would fashion him into a man after God's own heart.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Samuel 16:21-23
David came to Saul--Providence thus prepared David for his destiny, by placing him in a way to become acquainted with the manners of the court, the business of government, and the general state of the kingdom. became his armour-bearer--This choice, as being an expression of the king's partiality, shows how honorable the office was held to be.