When Saul attempted to kill him, David did not fight or do anything to avenge himself (cf. Rom. 12:19; Eph. 4:26); he only fled. Avenging and fighting back are matters of the flesh. Those who practice the things of the flesh have no share in the kingdom of God (Gal. 5:21). In the kingdom of God the flesh must be crucified (Gal. 5:24).
