For a final time during Saul’s lifetime the narrator shows the high qualities of David and the deficiencies of Saul. Instead of fighting against his own people, as Achish’s invitation almost forced him to do, David became involved in a more appropriate battle against Israel’s perennial foes, the Amalekites. His soldiers were ready to turn on him when they surveyed their losses at Ziklag, but David showed model behavior by relying on God for guidance.