When David failed to appear for the feast of the New Moon, the true designs of Saul became clear, and David was forced to escape from the Court, and from Israel itself. The touching scene of the farewell of David and Jonathan has long been regarded as one of the most striking expression of true friendship in all of recorded history. David fled to Philistine territory, ironically to the city of Gath, the home of the giant he had famously killed only a few years earlier. For some time to come, David's life would be that of a fugitive.