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YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
when
he
finisheth
to
speak
unto
Saul, that
the soul
of Jonathan hath
been
bound
to
the
soul
of
David, and Jonathan loveth
him as his
own
soul
.
After
David
had
finished
speaking
with
Saul, the souls
of Jonathan and
David were
knit
together
, and Jonathan loved
him as himself
.
And Saul
taketh
him
on
that day ,
and hath
not permitted
him to
turn
back
to the
house
of
his father
.
And from
that day Saul
kept
David
with
him
and did
not let
him return
to his father’s
house
.
And
Jonathan maketh
--
also
David
--
a covenant ,
because he loveth
him as his
own
soul,
Then
Jonathan made
a covenant with
David
because he loved
him as himself.
and Jonathan strippeth
himself
of
the upper
robe which
`is'
upon
him,
and giveth
it to David, and
his long
robe
, even
unto
his sword, and
unto
his bow, and unto
his girdle
.
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
David goeth
out whithersoever
Saul doth
send
him ;
he
acted
wisely
, and Saul setteth
him over the men of war ,
and it
is
good
in the eyes
of all the people, and also
in
the
eyes
of the
servants
of
Saul
.
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
it
cometh
to
pass,
in
their
coming
in,
in
David's
returning from
smiting
the Philistine, that
the women come
out from
all the cities of Israel to sing
--
also
the
dancers
--
to
meet Saul
the
king ,
with tabrets
, with joy
, and with three-stringed
instruments ;
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 the women answer
--
those
playing,
and
say
, `
Saul hath
smitten
among
his thousands, And David among
his myriads
. '
And as
the women danced
, they
sang
out:
“
Saul has
slain
his thousands, and David his tens
of
thousands
. ”
And it
is
displeasing
to
Saul exceedingly,
and this thing
is
evil
in
his
eyes,
and
he
saith,
`
They have given
to David myriads
, and
to me they
have
given
the
thousands,
and
more to
him
`is'
only
the kingdom ;'
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
is
eyeing
David
from that day and
thenceforth
.
And from that day forward
Saul
kept
a
jealous
eye
on
David
.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
on
the morrow,
that
the
spirit of sadness
`
from '
God prospereth
over
Saul, and he prophesieth
in
the
midst
of
the house ,
and
David is
playing
with
his
hand,
as
day
by
day,
and
the
javelin
`is'
in
the hand
of
Saul,
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 Saul
casteth
the
javelin
, and
saith
, `
I smite
through
David ,
even
through
the wall ;'
and
David turneth
round
out
of
his
presence
twice.
and he
hurled
it
, thinking
, “
I will
pin
David to
the wall .”
But
David eluded
him
twice.
And
Saul is
afraid of the
presence
of
David, for
Jehovah
hath
been
with him,
and
from Saul He
hath
turned
aside;
So
Saul was
afraid of David, because
the
LORD
was
with David
but
had
departed
from Saul .
and
Saul turneth
him
aside
from
him,
and appointeth
him to
himself
head
of a thousand ,
and
he
goeth
out an
cometh
in
, before
the
people.
Therefore
Saul sent
David
away
and gave
him command
of a thousand men.
David
led
the
troops
out to
battle
and
back
,
And David
is
in all his ways acting
wisely
, and
Jehovah
`is'
with him ,
and he
continued
to
prosper
in all his ways, because
the
LORD
was
with him .
and
Saul seeth
that he
is
acting
very wisely
, and
is
afraid of him ,
When
Saul saw
that David
was
very successful
, he
was
afraid of him .
and
all Israel and Judah love
David when
he is
going
out and coming
in
before
them
.
But
all Israel and Judah loved
David ,
because
he was
leading
them
out to
battle
and back
.
And
Saul saith
unto
David, `Lo,
my elder
daughter Merab --
her
I give to thee
for
a
wife;
only ,
be to
me
for a
son
of
valour,
and fight the battles of
Jehovah;'
and
Saul said
, `Let
not my hand be
on
him ,
but
let the hand of the Philistines be upon
him. '
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 David saith
unto
Saul, `
Who `
am '
I ?
and what my life
--
the
family of
my father
in Israel --
that I am
son-in-law to
the king? '
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
it cometh
to
pass,
at
the
time of
the
giving
of
Merab
daughter of
Saul
to David, that
she hath
been
given to Adriel the
Meholathite
for
a
wife
.
So
when
it was
time to
give
Saul’s
daughter Merab
to David, she was
given in
marriage
to Adriel of
Meholah
.
And
Michal
daughter of
Saul
loveth
David, and they
declare
to Saul, and
the
thing
is
right
in
his
eyes,
Now
Saul’s
daughter Michal
loved
David, and when
this
was
reported
to Saul, it
pleased
him.
and
Saul
saith,
`
I give her to him
, and
she is
to
him
for
a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is
on
him ;'
and
Saul saith
unto
David, `By
the
second --
thou
dost
become
my son-in-law to-day
. '
“
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 commandeth
his servants, `
Speak unto
David gently,
saying
, Lo
, the king hath
delighted
in
thee
, and all his servants have
loved
thee,
and
now, be
son-in-law to
the
king
. '
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
the
servants of
Saul
speak
in
the
ears
of
David
these words ,
and
David saith
, `Is
it a
light
thing
in your eyes
to be son-in-law to
the king --
and
I a poor man ,
and lightly esteemed ?'
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 the servants of
Saul declare
to
him,
saying,
`According
to
these
words
hath
David spoken
. '
And the servants told
Saul what
David had
said
.
And
Saul saith
, `Thus
do
ye
say to David, There
is
no
delight
to
the king in
dowry ,
but in
a hundred foreskins of
the
Philistines
--
to
be
avenged
on the
enemies of
the
king;'
and
Saul thought
to cause David
to
fall
by
the hand
of the Philistines.
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
his
servants declare
to
David
these words,
and
the
thing
is
right
in
the
eyes
of
David, to be
son-in-law to
the
king;
and
the days
have
not
been
full
,
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
David riseth
and goeth,
he
and
his men ,
and smiteth
among
the
Philistines
two hundred men,
and
David
bringeth
in
their foreskins ,
and they
set
them before
the
king,
to be
son-in-law to
the
king;
and
Saul giveth
to
him
Michal
his daughter for
a
wife
.
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
.
And
Saul seeth
and
knoweth
that Jehovah
`is'
with David ,
and Michal
daughter of
Saul
hath
loved him
,
When
Saul realized
that the
LORD
was
with David and that
his
daughter Michal
loved David
,
and
Saul
addeth
to
be
afraid of the
presence
of
David yet;
and
Saul is
an
enemy with
David
all
the
days
.
he
grew
even
more
afraid of David .
So
from
then
on
Saul was
David’s
enemy.
And
the
princes
of
the
Philistines
come
out,
and
it
cometh
to
pass
from
the
time of
their
coming
out, David hath
acted
more wisely
than any
of
the
servants
of Saul
, and
his name is
very
precious
.
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
.
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