(3) And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. (4) And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
Saul's giving over the pursuit of David seems to be so related, not as he did it from choice, but from necessity. There was no opportunity of going after David into an enemy's country. It is not unfrequently so by men in various transgressions. When men have no longer power to prosecute their lusts, they relinquish what they can no longer enjoy. The heart remains the same, but the ability is no more. An awful picture this of a state of unregeneracy.