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One of the proofs we offered was that the torn cloak would later become a tangible symbol of Saul\u2019s acceptance of David\u2019s succession to the monarchy. It is in this chapter that this proof unfolds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saul, in the company of 3,000 soldiers, pursued David to the Dead Sea region where David took refuge in one of the caves of Ein Gedi\u2014the general area from which the Dead Sea Scrolls would be recovered millennia later. David sought refuge in the recess of the cave, after which Saul went to sleep near its mouth. Although David could have killed Saul as he slept, he merely cut off a corner of Saul\u2019s cloak (4), an act of <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l\u00e8se majest\u00e9<\/span> <\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that he subsequently regretted (5-6).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Saul left the cave, David displayed the torn piece as evidence that Saul\u2019s life had been in his hands and he declined to take it (11), invoking an \u201cancient proverb\u201d (<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meshal hakadmoni<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) to the effect that \u201cevil emanates [only] from the wicked\u201d (13). The sound of David\u2019s voice moved Saul to tears (16)\u2014perhaps reminding him of David\u2019s earlier lute playing and singing\u2014and he admitted that he had treated David badly (17).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, Saul made an astonishing admission: \u201cI know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established by your hand\u201d (20). What accounts for this sudden acknowledgement that David would be king? Rashi offered two explanations, one <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">peshat<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (contextual) and the second <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">derash<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (homiletic). \u201c[a] For I see that the Holy One, Blessed is He, saved you from my hand. 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