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Saul Becomes Jealous of David
After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David.
After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David.
Jonathan Befriends David
And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
From that day on Saul kept David with him and wouldn’t let him return home.
And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.
And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself.
And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Jonathan sealed the pact by taking off his robe and giving it to David, together with his tunic, sword, bow, and belt.
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Whatever Saul asked David to do, David did it successfully. So Saul made him a commander over the men of war, an appointment that was welcomed by the people and Saul’s officers alike.
Saul Envies David
And David went forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; 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 David went forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; 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 returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambours, with joy, and with triangles.
This was their song:
“Saul has killed his thousands,
and David his ten thousands!”
“Saul has killed his thousands,
and David his ten thousands!”
And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
This made Saul very angry. “What’s this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!”
And Saul was very wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed the thousands; and [what] is there more for him but the kingdom?
So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's hand.
and he suddenly hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the wall. But David escaped him twice.
And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him twice.
Saul was then afraid of David, for the LORD was with David and had turned away from Saul.
And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Finally, Saul sent him away and appointed him commander over 1,000 men, and David faithfully led his troops into battle.
And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the LORD was with him.
And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
When Saul recognized this, he became even more afraid of him.
And Saul saw that he prospered well, and he stood in awe of him.
But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was so successful at leading his troops into battle.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
David Marries Saul’s Daughter
One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my older daughter, Merab, as your wife. But first you must prove yourself to be a real warrior by fighting the LORD’s battles.” For Saul thought, “I’ll send him out against the Philistines and let them kill him rather than doing it myself.”
David Marries Michal
And Saul said to David, Behold my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. But Saul thought, My hand shall not be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be upon him.
And Saul said to David, Behold my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. But Saul thought, My hand shall not be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be upon him.
“Who am I, and what is my family in Israel that I should be the king’s son-in-law?” David exclaimed. “My father’s family is nothing!”
And David said to 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?
And it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
In the meantime, Saul’s daughter Michal had fallen in love with David, and Saul was delighted when he heard about it.
And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his sight.
“Here’s another chance to see him killed by the Philistines!” Saul said to himself. But to David he said, “Today you have a second chance to become 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 upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
Then Saul told his men to say to David, “The king really likes you, and so do we. Why don’t you accept the king’s offer and become his son-in-law?”
And Saul commanded his servants, Speak with David secretly, saying, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
When Saul’s men said these things to David, he replied, “How can a poor man from a humble family afford the bride price for the daughter of a king?”
And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
When Saul’s men reported this back to the king,
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner did David speak.
he told them, “Tell David that all I want for the bride price is 100 Philistine foreskins! Vengeance on my enemies is all I really want.” But what Saul had in mind was that David would be killed in the fight.
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David: The king does not desire any dowry, but a 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.
David was delighted to accept the offer. Before the time limit expired,
And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired,
he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king’s requirement by presenting all their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter Michal to David to be his wife.
when David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they delivered them in full to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and how much his daughter Michal loved him,
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
Saul became even more afraid of him, and he remained David’s enemy for the rest of his life.
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.
Every time the commanders of the Philistines attacked, David was more successful against them than all the rest of Saul’s officers. So David’s name became very famous.
And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David succeeded better than all the servants of Saul; and his name was much esteemed.