David swore to Saul. And Saul went to his home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.David's just promised that he will not destroy Saul's family when he becomes king, and Saul goes home, but David doesn't. He goes right back up to where he had been hiding, as if the day's events had never happened.
Saul's just admitted he was wrong pursuing David, and admitted that David would be king (and deserved to be), but there's still some kind of problem. This wasn't a peace, only a truce. Was it because he knew David would succeed him, rather than his own son? Was that some sort of cultural thing where he might know it, but couldn't admit it to others, or couldn't act like it lest he invite someone to bump him off? Whatever happened, things are not all well in Israel yet, nor between Saul and David.
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