removed: 1Sa 18:17, 1Sa 18:25, 1Sa 8:12, 1Sa 22:7 he went out: 1Sa 18:16, Num 27:16, Num 27:17, 2Sa 5:2, Psa 121:8, Saul was sensible that the Lord was departed from him; while he perceived, with evident sorrow of heart, that the Lord had given David peculiar wisdom, and that he was with him to prosper all his undertakings. This increased the disquietude of his malevolent mind, and his dread of David as a prevailing rival: he therefore removed him from his presence. This impolitic step, however, served the more to ingratiate David with the people, by affording him the opportunity of leading them forth to victory over their enemies. Reciprocal: 1Sa 18:27 - his men 1Sa 19:7 - in times past 1Sa 22:14 - goeth 1Ch 11:2 - that leddest