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Chapter 18
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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. |
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And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more
home to his father's house. |
3
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Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved
him as his own soul. |
4
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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. |
5
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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. |
6
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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. |
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And the women answered one another as they played, and
said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten
thousands. |
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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? |
9
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And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. |
10
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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. |
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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. |
12
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And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with
him, and was departed from Saul. |
13
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Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his
captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before
the people. |
14
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And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and
the LORD was with him. |
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Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very
wisely, he was afraid of him. |
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But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went
out and came in before them. |
17
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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. |
18
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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? |
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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. |
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And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told
Saul, and the thing pleased him. |
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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. |
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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. |
23
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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? |
24
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And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner
spake David. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and
that Michal Saul's daughter loved him. |
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And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became
David's enemy continually. |
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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. |
