There was a time when David was a general in Saul’s army, leading a company of men on various missions against the Philistines (1 Samuel 18:13–14, 1 Samuel 18:30). These are the campaigns and victories that the tribes of Israel remember. This was also the kind of king which the elders had wanted initially (1 Samuel 8:20).
2 Autrefois déjà, lorsque Saül était notre roi, c'était toi qui conduisais et qui ramenais Israël. L'Eternel t'a dit: Tu paîtras mon peuple d'Israël, et tu seras le chef d'Israël.