Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Of course, he was not aware of the fact that God had chosen David to be the king, and that God had anointed David to be king over Israel. So it is interesting that immediately he began to suspicion the fact that the kingdom was in jeopardy. "What does he want more than this, the kingdom?"