1 Samuel 18:1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end3615 of speaking1696 unto Saul,7586 that the soul5315 of Jonathan3083 was knit7194 with the soul5315 of David,1732 and Jonathan3083 loved157 him as his own soul.5315 cr 2 And Saul7586 took3947 him that day,3117 and would let5414 him go no more home7725 to his father's1 house.1004 cr 3 Then Jonathan3083 and David1732 made3772 a covenant,1285 because he loved160 him as his own soul.5315 cr 4 And Jonathan3083 stripped6584 himself of the robe4598 that was upon him, and gave5414 it to David,1732 and his garments,4055 even to his sword,2719 and to his bow,7198 and to his girdle.2289 cr

1 Samuel 18:5 And David1732 went out3318 whithersoever Saul7586 sent7971 him, and behaved{Or, prospered} himself wisely:7919 and Saul7586 set7760 him over the men582 of war,4421 and he was accepted3190 in the sight5869 of all the people,5971 and also in the sight5869 of Saul's7586 servants.5650 cr 6 And it came to pass as they came,935 when David1732 was returned7725 from the slaughter5221 of the Philistine,6430{Or, Philistines} that the women802 came out3318 of all cities5892 of Israel,3478 singing7891 and dancing,4246 to meet7125 king4428 Saul,7586 with tabrets,8596 with joy,8057 and with instruments7991 of musick.{Heb. three stringed instruments} cr 7 And the women802 answered6030 one another as they played,7832 and said,559 Saul7586 hath slain5221 his thousands,505 and David1732 his ten thousands.7233 cr 8 And Saul7586 was very3966 wroth,2734 and the saying1697 displeased3415 5869 him;{Heb. was evil in his eyes} and he said,559 They have ascribed5414 unto David1732 ten thousands,7233 and to me they have ascribed5414 but thousands:505 and what can he have more but the kingdom?4410 cr 9 And Saul7586 eyed5770 David1732 from that day3117 and forward.1973 cr

1 Samuel 18:10 And it came to pass on the morrow,4283 that the evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 came6743 upon Saul,7586 and he prophesied5012 in the midst8432 of the house:1004 and David1732 played5059 with his hand,3027 as at other times:3117 and there was a javelin2595 in Saul's7586 hand.3027 cr 11 And Saul7586 cast2904 the javelin;2595 for he said,559 I will smite5221 David1732 even to the wall7023 with it. And David1732 avoided out5437 of his presence6440 twice.6471 cr

1 Samuel 18:12 And Saul7586 was afraid3372 of6440 David,1732 because the LORD3068 was with him, and was departed5493 from Saul.7586 cr 13 Therefore Saul7586 removed5493 him from him, and made7760 him his captain8269 over a thousand;505 and he went out3318 and came in935 before6440 the people.5971 cr 14 And David1732 behaved{Or, prospered} himself wisely7919 in all his ways;1870 and the LORD3068 was with him. cr 15 Wherefore when Saul7586 saw7200 that he behaved7919 2794 himself very3966 wisely,7919 he was afraid1481 of6440 him. cr 16 But all Israel3478 and Judah3063 loved157 David,1732 because he went out3318 and came in935 before6440 them. cr

1 Samuel 18:17 And Saul7586 said559 to David,1732 Behold my elder1419 daughter1323 Merab,4764 her will I give5414 thee to wife:802 only be thou valiant1121 2428{Heb. a son of valour} for me, and fight3898 the LORD'S3068 battles.4421 For Saul7586 said,559 Let not mine hand3027 be upon him, but let the hand3027 of the Philistines6430 be upon him. cr 18 And David1732 said559 unto Saul,7586 Who am I? and what is my life,2416 or my father's1 family4940 in Israel,3478 that I should be son in law2860 to the king?4428 cr 19 But it came to pass at the time6256 when Merab4764 Saul's7586 daughter1323 should have been given5414 to David,1732 that she was given5414 unto Adriel5741 the Meholathite4259 to wife.802 cr 20 And Michal4324 Saul's7586 daughter1323 loved157 David:1732 and they told5046 Saul,7586 and the thing1697 pleased3474 5869 him.{Heb. was right in his eyes} cr 21 And Saul7586 said,559 I will give5414 him her, that she may be a snare4170 to him, and that the hand3027 of the Philistines6430 may be against him. Wherefore Saul7586 said559 to David,1732 Thou shalt this day3117 be my son in law2859 in the one of the twain.8147 cr

1 Samuel 18:22 And Saul7586 commanded6680 his servants,5650 saying, Commune1696 with David1732 secretly,3909 and say,559 Behold, the king4428 hath delight2654 in thee, and all his servants5650 love157 thee: now therefore be the king's4428 son in law.2859 cr 23 And Saul's7586 servants5650 spake1696 those words1697 in the ears241 of David.1732 And David1732 said,559 Seemeth5869 it to you a light7043 thing to be a king's4428 son in law,2859 seeing that I am a poor7326 man,376 and lightly esteemed?7034 cr 24 And the servants5650 of Saul7586 told5046 him, saying,559 On this manner1697 spake1696{Heb. according to these words} David.1732 cr

1 Samuel 18:25 And Saul7586 said,559 Thus shall ye say559 to David,1732 The king4428 desireth2656 not any dowry,4119 but an hundred3967 foreskins6190 of the Philistines,6430 to be avenged5358 of the king's4428 enemies.341 But Saul7586 thought2803 to make David1732 fall5307 by the hand3027 of the Philistines.6430 cr 26 And when his servants5650 told5046 David1732 these words,1697 it pleased3474 1697 5869 David1732 well to be the king's4428 son in law:2859 and the days3117 were not expired.4390{Heb. fulfilled} cr 27 Wherefore David1732 arose6965 and went,3212 he and his men,582 and slew5221 of the Philistines6430 two hundred3967 men;376 and David1732 brought935 their foreskins,6190 and they gave them in full tale4390 to the king,4428 that he might be the king's4428 son in law.2859 And Saul7586 gave5414 him Michal4324 his daughter1323 to wife.802 cr

1 Samuel 18:28 And Saul7586 saw7200 and knew3045 that the LORD3068 was with David,1732 and that Michal4324 Saul's7586 daughter1323 loved157 him. cr 29 And Saul7586 was yet the more3254 afraid3372 of6440 David;1732 and Saul7586 became David's1732 enemy341 continually.3117 cr 30 Then the princes8269 of the Philistines6430 went forth:3318 and it came to pass, after1767 they went forth,3318 that David1732 behaved himself more wisely7919 than all the servants5650 of Saul;7586 so that his name8034 was much3966 set by.3365{Heb. precious} cr