18:30 more wisely. See also I Samuel 18:5 and 15. David not only possessed the strength and courage appropriate for a king, but also the wisdom, whereas Saul had been “greatly afraid” of Goliath (I Samuel 17:11) and had “done foolishly” (I Samuel 13:13) in the matter of offerings, as well as transgressing God’s commandment in the case of Agag (I Samuel 15:24).