Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
Saul ordered
his son Jonathan
and all his servants to kill
David.
But
Jonathan
delighted
greatly
in
David,
And
Saul speaketh
unto
Jonathan
his son ,
and unto
all his servants ,
to put
David to
death
,
so
he
warned
David, saying, “
My father Saul
intends
to kill
you.
Be
on
your
guard
in the morning ;
find
a secret place and hide
there.
and
Jonathan
son
of
Saul
delighted
exceedingly
in
David, and
Jonathan
declareth
to
David,
saying, `Saul
my father is
seeking
to put
thee
to
death,
and,
now,
take
heed,
I
pray
thee,
in the morning ,
and
thou
hast
abode
in
a secret place ,
and been
hidden,
I will
go out and stand
beside
my father in the field where you
are
, so
I
can
ask
about
you.
And if
I find
out
anything
, I
will
tell
you
. ”
and
I --
I
go out ,
and have
stood
by
the
side
of
my father in the field where thou
`art'
, and I speak
of
thee
unto
my
father
, and
have
seen
what
`is
coming',
and
have
declared
to
thee
. '
Then
Jonathan spoke
well
of David to
his father Saul
and said
to
him, “
The king should
not
sin against his servant David ;
he has
not sinned against you.
In
fact
, his actions
have
been
highly
beneficial
to
you.
And
Jonathan speaketh
good
of David unto
Saul
his father ,
and saith
unto
him, `Let
not
the king sin against his servant ,
against
David ,
because
he hath
not sinned against thee
, and
because
his works
for
thee
`are'
very
good;
He took
his life in his hands
when
he
struck
down
the Philistine, and the
LORD
worked
a great salvation for all Israel .
You
saw
it
and rejoiced
, so
why would
you
sin against innocent blood by
killing
David for no
reason
? ”
yea,
he putteth
his life in his hand,
and
smiteth
the Philistine, and Jehovah
worketh
a great salvation for all Israel ;
thou
hast
seen,
and dost
rejoice
, and
why dost
thou
sin against innocent blood ,
to
put
David to
death
for nought
? '
Saul listened
to the voice of Jonathan and swore
an
oath:
“As
surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, David
will
not be
put
to
death
. ”
And
Saul hearkeneth
to the voice of Jonathan ,
and Saul
sweareth
, `Jehovah
liveth
--
he
doth
not die
. '
So
Jonathan summoned
David and told
him all these things.
Then
Jonathan brought
David to
Saul to
serve
him
as
he had
before.
And
Jonathan calleth
for
David ,
and Jonathan
declareth
to
him all these words,
and
Jonathan bringeth
in
David unto
Saul ,
and
he is
before him
as
heretofore
.
When
war broke
out
again
, David went
out and fought
the Philistines and struck
them with
such
a mighty
blow
that
they fled
before
him
.
And
there
addeth
to
be
war, and
David goeth
out and fighteth
against
the Philistines ,
and smiteth
among
them --
a great
smiting,
and
they flee
from
his
face
.
But
as
Saul was
sitting in his house with
his spear
in his hand, a
spirit
of
distress
from
the
LORD
came
upon
him.
While
David was
playing the harp
,
And
a
spirit
of
sadness
`from'
Jehovah
is
unto
Saul ,
and
he
is
sitting in his house ,
and
his javelin
in his hand, and
David is
playing with
the hand
,
Saul tried
to
pin
him
to the wall with
his
spear.
But
the spear
struck
the wall and David eluded
him,
ran
away,
and escaped
that night.
and
Saul seeketh
to smite
with
the javelin
through
David,
and
through
the
wall ,
and
he
freeth
himself
from
the presence
of
Saul,
and
he
smiteth
the javelin
through
the
wall ;
and David hath
fled
and escapeth
during
that night.
Then
Saul sent
messengers to
David’s
house to watch him and kill
him in the morning .
But
David’s
wife
Michal warned
him
, “
If you
do
not run
for
your
life tonight,
tomorrow you
will
be
dead!”
And
Saul sendeth
messengers unto
the
house of
David
to watch him ,
and to
put
him to
death
in the morning ;
and
Michal his
wife
declareth
to
David
, saying,
`
If thou
art
not delivering
thy
life to-night
--
tomorrow thou
art
put
to
death.'
So
Michal lowered
David from
the window, and he ran
away
and escaped.
And
Michal causeth
David to
go
down
through
the window, and he goeth
on,
and fleeth,
and
escapeth;
Then
Michal took
a
household
idol
and laid
it
in
the bed, placed
some
goat
hair on
its
head
, and covered
it
with a garment.
and
Michal taketh
the
teraphim,
and layeth
on
the bed, and
the
mattress
of
goats'
`
hair '
she
hath
put
`for'
his
pillows
, and covereth
with a garment.
When
Saul sent
the
messengers to seize
David, Michal
said
, “
He is ill
. ”
And
Saul sendeth
messengers to take
David, and
she
saith
, `
He `
is '
sick
. '
But
Saul sent
the messengers back
to see David and
told
them
, “
Bring him up to
me
in his
bed so
I
can
kill
him. ”
And
Saul sendeth
the messengers to see David, saying,
`
Bring him up in the
bed unto
me,'
--
to
put
him to
death
.
And when
the messengers entered
, there
was
the idol
in
the bed with
the quilt
of goats ’
hair on
its
head
.
And the messengers come
in
, and
lo,
the teraphim
`are'
on
the bed ,
and
the mattress
of goats '
`
hair ',
`for'
his
pillows
.
And Saul said
to
Michal, “
Why did
you
deceive
me like
this?
You
sent
my
enemy
away and he has
escaped !”
Michal replied
, “
He said to
me, ‘Help
me get
away ,
or
I will
kill
you!’”
And Saul saith
unto
Michal, `
Why thus
hast
thou
deceived
me --
that
thou
dost
send
away mine
enemy,
and he is
escaped ?'
and
Michal saith
unto
Saul
, `
He said unto
me, Send
me away :
why
do
I put
thee
to
death?'
So
David ran
away
and escaped .
And he
went
to
Samuel at
Ramah
and told
him all that Saul had
done to him .
Then
he and Samuel went
to
Naioth
and stayed
there
.
And
David hath
fled,
and is
escaped ,
and cometh
in
unto
Samuel to
Ramath,
and declareth
to
him all that Saul hath
done to him ,
and
he goeth,
he
and Samuel ,
and they
dwell
in
Naioth
.
When
Saul was
told
that
David was
at
Naioth in Ramah ,
And
it
is
declared
to
Saul ,
saying,
`Lo,
David `is'
in
Naioth in Ramah .'
he
sent
messengers to capture
him.
But
when
they saw
the group
of prophets prophesying, with
Samuel leading
them, the Spirit of God came
upon
them
, and Saul’s
messengers
also
began
to
prophesy.
And
Saul
sendeth
messengers to take
David,
and
they see
the assembly
of the
prophets prophesying, and
Samuel standing,
set
over
them, and
the Spirit of God is
on
Saul's
messengers
, and they
prophesy --
they
also
.
When
this
was
reported
to Saul, he sent
more
messengers, but
they began
to
prophesy as
well.
So
Saul tried
again
and sent
messengers a third time, and even
they began
to
prophesy.
And
they
declare
`it'
to Saul, and
he sendeth
other
messengers, and
they prophesy --
they
also;
and
Saul addeth
and sendeth
messengers a third time, and they prophesy --
they
also
.
Finally,
Saul
himself
left
for
Ramah
and came
to the large
cistern
at
Secu
, where
he
asked
, “
Where are Samuel and David? ”
“At
Naioth in Ramah ,”
he
was
told
.
And he
goeth
--
he
also
--
to Ramath,
and
cometh
in
unto
the great
well
which
`is'
in
Sechu
, and
asketh
, and
saith,
`
Where `
are '
Samuel and David? '
and
`one'
saith,
`Lo,
in
Naioth in Ramah. '
So
Saul
went
to
Naioth in Ramah .
But
the Spirit of God came
upon even
Saul,
and he walked
along
prophesying
until
he came
to Naioth in Ramah .
And
he
goeth
thither
--
unto
Naioth in Ramah ,
and
the Spirit of God is
upon him
--
him
also;
and he goeth,
going
on,
and
he prophesyeth
till
his
coming
in
to Naioth in Ramah ,
Then
Saul
stripped
off his robes
and also prophesied
before Samuel .
And
he
collapsed
and lay
naked all that day and night .
That
is
why
it
is
said
, “
Is Saul also among the prophets? ”
and
he
strippeth
off --
he
also
--
his garments,
and prophesieth
--
he
also --
before Samuel ,
and falleth
down
naked all that day and all
the
night ;
therefore
they
say
, `
Is Saul also among the prophets? '
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