from that day forward” (1 Samuel 16:13). Not long afterward one of Saul’s servants said of David, “the Lord is with him” (16:18). That became the key to David’s greatness (2 Samuel 5:10). The Lord goes on to list specific blessings that have resulted from His being with David. The first is the defeat of David’s enemies. Second, the Lord has given David a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. This is reminiscent of what God had promised to Abraham (Genesis 12:2). First