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After
David
had finished
speaking with
Saul, the souls
of Jonathan and
David
were
knit together
, and Jonathan loved him as himself
.
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 from
that
day
Saul kept
David
with
him and did
not
let him return
to his father’s
house.
And Saul took
him that
day,
and would
let him go
no
more
home
to his father's
house.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with
David
because he loved him as himself
.
Then Jonathan and
David
made a covenant ,
because he loved him as his
own
soul
.
And Jonathan removed
the robe he
was wearing
and gave it to David, along
with
his tunic
, his sword, his bow, and his belt
.
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
.
So
David marched
out and
prospered
in
everything
Saul sent him to
do
, and Saul set him over the men of war .
And this
was pleasing
in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s
officers
as
well
.
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
.
As the
troops
were
returning
home
after
David had
killed
the Philistine, the women came out of all the
cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing
and
dancing
, with joyful
songs
, and with tambourines
and
other
instruments.
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
music
.
And as
the women danced,
they sang
out:
“
Saul has
slain his thousands, and David his tens
of
thousands. ”
And the women answered
one
another
as
they played,
and
said,
Saul hath
slain his thousands, and David his ten
thousands.
And Saul was furious
and resented
this
song.
“
They have ascribed tens
of
thousands
to
David ,”
he
said,
“but
only
thousands to me .
What more
can he have but the kingdom? ”
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 from that day forward Saul
kept
a
jealous
eye
on
David
.
And Saul
eyed
David
from that day and
forward.
The next
day
a
spirit of
distress
sent
from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside
the house while
David played the
harp
as usual.
Now
Saul
was holding
a spear,
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 he hurled
it,
thinking
, “
I will pin
David to the wall. ”
But
David eluded
him
twice.
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.
So
Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David
but
had
departed from Saul.
And
Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him,
and
was
departed from Saul.
Therefore Saul sent
David
away
and gave
him command
of
a thousand men.
David
led
the
troops
out to
battle
and back,
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 he
continued
to
prosper
in all his ways ,
because
the LORD was with him.
And David
behaved
himself
wisely
in all his ways ;
and
the LORD was with him.
When Saul saw that David
was
very successful
, he was afraid of 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 was
leading
them
out to
battle
and back
.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went
out and came
in
before
them
.
Then
Saul said to David, “Here
is
my older
daughter Merab .
I
will give her
to you
in
marriage.
Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s
battles. ”
But
Saul was
thinking
, “I
need
not raise
my
hand against
him ;
let the hand of the Philistines be against
him. ”
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 to
Saul, “
Who am I ,
and what is my family
or my father’s
clan
in Israel, that I should become
the
son -
in -
law of
the king? ”
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?
So
when
it was
time
to give
Saul’s
daughter
Merab to David, she was given in
marriage
to
Adriel of
Meholah
.
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
.
Now
Saul’s
daughter
Michal loved David ,
and when
this
was
reported
to
Saul, it
pleased him.
And
Michal Saul's
daughter
loved David :
and they
told
Saul, and
the
thing
pleased him.
“
I will give her to
David
, ”
Saul
thought,
“so
that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him. ”
So
Saul said to David, “For
a
second
time
now
you
can
be my son -
in -
law. ”
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
.
Then
Saul ordered
his servants, “Speak
to
David privately
and tell
him
, ‘
Behold, the king is
pleased
with
you
, and all his servants love you.
Now therefore ,
become
his
son -
in -
law. ’”
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.
But
when
Saul’s
servants relayed
these
words to
David ,
he
replied
, “Does
it seem
trivial
in
your
sight
to be the
son -
in -
law of
the
king?
I am a poor man and lightly esteemed .”
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 told
Saul what
David had
said
.
And the servants of
Saul told
him,
saying,
On
this
manner
spake
David.
Saul replied
, “
Say to David, ‘
The king desires
no
other
dowry but a
hundred Philistine
foreskins as
revenge
on
his
enemies. ’”
But Saul intended
to cause
David’s
death
at
the hands
of the Philistines.
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.
When the
servants reported
these
terms
to
David, he
was
pleased to become
the king’s
son -
in -
law .
Before
the wedding
day
arrived,
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.
David and his men went
out
and killed
two hundred Philistines.
He
brought their foreskins and presented
them as
payment
in full to become
the king’s
son -
in -
law. Then
Saul gave his daughter Michal
to David
in
marriage
.
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
.
When
Saul realized
that the LORD was with David and that his
daughter
Michal loved David,
And
Saul saw
and
knew
that the LORD was with David ,
and that Michal Saul's
daughter
loved him.
he
grew
even
more afraid of David .
So
from
then
on
Saul was
David’s
enemy.
And
Saul
was
yet
the
more afraid of David ;
and
Saul became
David's
enemy continually
.
Every
time
the Philistine
commanders
came out
for
battle
, David was
more successful
than all of Saul’s
officers,
so that his name was highly
esteemed
.
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
.
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