2. Why could David be called ‘a man agreeable to Jehovah’s heart’?

² David was ‘a man agreeable to Jehovah’s heart.’ This was apparent in his love for Jehovah and His righteousness​—traits that even cowardly King Saul acknowledged were in David—​yes, in his qualities of fearlessness, wholehearted devotion to Jehovah, leadership, and humble submission to theocratic order.​—1 Samuel 13:14; 16:7, 11-13; 17:33-36; 24:9, 10, 17.

Rather than fleshly valor and expertise with the sling, it was David’s burning zeal to clear God’s name of reproach, his selflessness, and his implicit reliance on Jehovah that won Jonathan’s heartfelt admiration.​—Compare Psalm 8:1, 9; 9:1, 2.