And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking
unto Saul
, that the soul
of Jonathan
was knit
with the soul
of David
, and Jonathan
loved
him as his own soul
.
And Saul took
him that day
, and would let
him go no more home
to his father's
house
.
Then Jonathan and David
made
a covenant
, because he loved
him as his own soul
.
And Jonathan stripped
himself of the robe
that was upon him, and gave
it to David
, and his garments
, even to his sword
, and to his bow
, and to his girdle
.
And David went out
whithersoever Saul
sent
him, and behaved himself wisely
: and Saul
set
him over the men
of war
, and he was accepted
in the sight
of all the people
, and also in the sight
of Saul's
servants
.
And it came to pass as they came, when David
was returned
from the slaughter
of the Philistine
, that the women
came out
of all cities
of Israel
, singing
and dancing
, to meet
king
Saul
, with tabrets
, with joy
, and with instruments of musick
.
And the women answered
one another as they played
, and said
, Saul
hath slain
his thousands
, and David
his ten thousands
.
And Saul was very
wroth
, and the saying
displeased
him; and he said
, They have ascribed
unto David
ten thousands
, and to me they have ascribed
but thousands
: and what can he have more but the kingdom
?
And Saul eyed
David
from that day
and forward
.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil
spirit
from God
came
upon Saul
, and he prophesied
in the midst
of the house
: and David
played
with his hand
, as at other times
: and there was a javelin
in Saul's
hand
.
And Saul cast
the javelin
; for he said
, I will smite
David
even to the wall
with it . And David
avoided out
of his presence
twice
.
And Saul was afraid
of
David
, because the LORD
was with him, and was departed
from Saul
.
Therefore Saul removed
him from him, and made
him his captain
over a thousand
; and he went out
and came in
before
the people
.
And David behaved himself wisely
in all his ways
; and the LORD
was with him.
Wherefore when Saul saw
that he behaved
himself very
wisely
, he was afraid
of
him.
But all Israel and Judah
loved
David
, because he went out
and came in
before
them.
And Saul said
to David
, Behold my elder
daughter
Merab
, her will I give
thee to wife
: only be thou valiant
for me, and fight
the LORD'S
battles
. For Saul
said
, Let not mine hand
be upon him, but let the hand
of the Philistines
be upon him.
And David said
unto Saul
, Who am I? and what is my life
, or my father's
family
in Israel
, that I should be son in law
to the king
?
But it came to pass at the time when Merab
Saul's
daughter
should have been given
to David
, that she was given
unto Adriel
the Meholathite
to wife
.
And Michal Saul's
daughter
loved
David
: and they told
Saul
, and the thing
pleased
him.
And Saul said
, I will give
him her, that she may be a snare
to him, and that the hand
of the Philistines
may be against him. Wherefore Saul
said
to David
, Thou shalt this day
be my son in law
in the one of the twain
.
And Saul commanded
his servants
, saying , Commune
with David
secretly
, and say
, Behold, the king
hath delight
in thee, and all his servants
love
thee: now therefore be the king's
son in law
.
And Saul's servants
spake
those words
in the ears
of David
. And David
said
, Seemeth
it to you a light
thing to be a king's
son in law
, seeing that I am a poor
man
, and lightly esteemed
?
And the servants of Saul
told
him, saying
, On this manner
spake
David
.
And Saul said
, Thus shall ye say
to David
, The king
desireth
not any dowry
, but an hundred
foreskins
of the Philistines
, to be avenged
of the king's
enemies
. But Saul
thought
to make David
fall
by the hand
of the Philistines
.
And when his servants told
David
these words
, it pleased
David
well to be the king's
son in law
: and the days
were not expired
.
Wherefore David arose
and went
, he and his men
, and slew
of the Philistines
two hundred
men
; and David
brought
their foreskins
, and they gave them in full tale
to the king
, that he might be the king's
son in law
. And Saul
gave
him Michal
his daughter
to wife
.
And Saul saw
and knew
that the LORD
was with David
, and that Michal
Saul's
daughter
loved
him.
And Saul was yet the more
afraid
of
David
; and Saul
became David's
enemy
continually
.
Then the princes of the Philistines
went forth
: and it came to pass, after
they went forth
, that David
behaved himself more wisely
than all the servants
of Saul
; so that his name
was much
set by
.