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סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת. שֶׁהָיָה לִבּוֹ שֶׁל שָׁאוּל חָלוּק לִשְׁתֵּי דֵעוֹת, אִם לָשׁוּב לְהַצִּיל אֶת אַרְצוֹ מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּים, אוֹ לִרְדֹּף וְלִתְפֹּשׂ אֶת דָּוִד, כֵּן תִּרְגְּמוֹ יוֹנָתָן: The "Rock of Divisions." Shaul's heart was divided by two thoughts,6Or it may refer to the division among Shaul’s troops as to whether to pursue Dovid or to battle the Philistines.—Radak whether to return to save his country from the Philistines, or to pursue and catch Dovid; thus renders Targum Yonoson.