- Dovid begged G-d to revel to him the time of his death. Although the exact time was not reveled to him, he was told he would pass away on a Shabbot, the seventh day of the week.
- At that point Dovid had already given over all the duties of the kingdom to his son, Shlomo.
- Dovid would sit and study Torah the whole day. On Shaabot he was careful not to remove his mind from the Torah for even a second.
- When a person is bound to Torah, death has no control over him. When the Shabbot of his death arrived the Angel of Death was unable to touch him.
- The angel created a mighty wind knocking down trees in the adjacent garden. Dovid got up to see what the commotion was about all while he was still fully meditating on the Torah. As he walked down the steps the angle made him slip. For a split second Dovid lost his concentration. It was at that second that he died.
- When one hears this story he wonders why Dovid, who was so attached to his learning, would get up to look at a storm.
- The reason is as follows. The wind and trees were made to sound as if they were being chopped down by a man. This is a desecration of Shabbot. Dovid who was king felt an obligation to a catch and punish the sinner.