Exile

1011-1010 B.C.; age 29-30

David flees to Philistia
1 Sam. 27:1-12

Mighty men join David in Ziklag
1 Chron. 12:1-7

David drafted and expelled from the Philistine army

• Achish drafts David and his men
  1 Sam. 28:1-2
• Philistines exclude David from their army
  1 Sam. 29:1-11

David receives defectors from Saul's army
1 Chron. 12:19-22

Saul consults a witch at Endor
1 Sam. 28:3-25

David finds Ziklag plundered and burned
1 Sam. 30:1-6

David rescues his family from the Amalekites
1 Sam. 30:7-31

Saul dies in battle
1 Sam. 31:1-13 [1 Chron. 10:1-14]

David receives news of Saul's death
2 Sam. 1:1-27