2. Saul . . . went . . . to seek David . . . upon the rocks of the wild goats—Nothing but the blind infatuation of fiendish rage could have led the king to pursue his outlawed son-in-law among those craggy and perpendicular precipices, where were inaccessible hiding places. The large force he took with him seemed to give him every prospect of success. But the overruling providence of God frustrated all his vigilance.

     16-19. God's care of even wild animals and uncultivated parts of the earth.

     19. loving . . . roe—other figures for a wife from the well-known beauty of these animals.