And Saul spake
to Jonathan
his son
, and to all his servants
, that they should kill
David
.
But Jonathan Saul's
son
delighted
much
in David
: and Jonathan
told
David
, saying
, Saul
my father
seeketh
to kill
thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed
to thyself until the morning
, and abide
in a secret
place , and hide
thyself:
And I will go out and stand
beside
my father
in the field
where thou art , and I will commune
with my father
of thee; and what
I see
, that I will tell
thee.
And Jonathan spake
good
of David
unto Saul
his father
, and said
unto him, Let not the king
sin
against his servant
, against David
; because he hath not sinned
against thee, and because his works
have been to thee-ward very
good
:
For he did put his life
in his hand
, and slew
the Philistine
, and the LORD
wrought
a great
salvation
for all Israel
: thou sawest
it , and didst rejoice
: wherefore then wilt thou sin
against innocent
blood
, to slay
David
without a cause
?
And Saul hearkened
unto the voice
of Jonathan
: and Saul
sware
, As the LORD
liveth
, he shall not
be slain
.
And Jonathan called
David
, and Jonathan
shewed
him all those things
. And Jonathan
brought
David
to Saul
, and he was in his presence
, as in times past
.
And there was war again
: and David
went out
, and fought
with the Philistines
, and slew
them with a great
slaughter
; and they fled
from
him.
And the evil spirit
from the LORD
was upon Saul
, as he sat
in his house
with his javelin
in his hand
: and David
played
with his hand
.
And Saul sought
to smite
David
even to the wall
with the javelin
; but he slipped away
out of Saul's
presence
, and he smote
the javelin
into the wall
: and David
fled
, and escaped
that night
.
Saul also sent
messengers
unto David's
house
, to watch
him, and to slay
him in the morning
: and Michal
David's
wife
told
him, saying
, If thou save
not thy life
to night
, to morrow
thou shalt be slain
.
So Michal let
David
down
through a window
: and he went
, and fled
, and escaped
.
And Michal took
an image
, and laid
it in the bed
, and put
a pillow
of goats
' hair for his bolster
, and covered
it with a cloth
.
And when Saul sent
messengers
to take
David
, she said
, He is sick
.
And Saul sent
the messengers
again to see
David
, saying
, Bring him up
to me in the bed
, that I may slay
him.
And when the messengers were come in
, behold, there was an image
in the bed
, with a pillow
of goats
' hair for his bolster
.
And Saul said
unto Michal
, Why hast thou deceived me so
, and sent away
mine enemy
, that he is escaped
? And Michal
answered
Saul
, He said
unto me, Let me go
; why should I kill
thee?
So David fled
, and escaped
, and came
to Samuel
to Ramah
, and told
him all that Saul
had done
to him. And he and Samuel
went
and dwelt
in Naioth
.
And it was told Saul
, saying
, Behold, David
is at Naioth
in Ramah
.
And Saul sent
messengers
to take
David
: and when they saw
the company
of the prophets
prophesying
, and Samuel
standing
as appointed
over them, the Spirit
of God
was upon the messengers
of Saul
, and they also prophesied
.
And when it was told Saul
, he sent
other
messengers
, and they prophesied
likewise. And Saul
sent
messengers
again
the third
time, and they prophesied
also.
Then went he also to Ramah
, and came
to a great
well
that is in Sechu
: and he asked
and said
, Where
are Samuel
and David
? And one said
, Behold, they be at Naioth
in Ramah
.
And he went thither to Naioth
in Ramah
: and the Spirit
of God
was upon him also, and he went
on
, and prophesied
, until he came
to Naioth
in Ramah
.
And he stripped off his clothes
also
, and prophesied
before
Samuel
in like manner, and lay down
naked
all that day
and all that night
. Wherefore they say
, Is Saul
also among the prophets
?