1Samuel:18

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* And it came to pass , when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul Sha #uwl #, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David , and Jonathan loved him as his own soul . * And Saul took him that day , and would let him go no more home to his fathers house . * Then Jonathan and David made a covenant , because he loved him as his own soul . * 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 . * 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 Sauls servants . * 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 Yisra #el #, singing and dancing , to meet king Saul Sha #uwl #, with tabrets , with joy , and with instruments of musick . * And the women answered one another as they played , and said , Saul hath slain his thousands , and David his ten thousands . * 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 ? * And Saul eyed David from that day and forward . * And it came to pass on the morrow , that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul Sha #uwl #, 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 Sauls hand . * 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 pa #am #. * And Saul was afraid of David , because the LORD was with him , and was departed from Saul Sha #uwl #. * Therefore Saul removed him from him , and made him his captain over a thousand ; and he went out and came in before the people . * And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways ; and the LORD was with him . * Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved # himself very wisely , he was afraid of him . * But all Israel and Judah loved David , because he went out and came in before them . * And Saul said to David , Behold my elder daughter Merab , her will I give thee to wife : only be thou valiant ben # for me , and fight the LORDS battles . For Saul said , Let not mine hand be upon him , but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him . * And David said unto Saul Sha #uwl #, Who am I ? and what is my life , or my fathers family in Israel Yisra #el #, that I should be son in law to the king ? * But it came to pass at the time when Merab Sauls daughter should have been given to David , that she was given unto Adriel #Adriy #el # the Meholathite to wife . * And Michal Sauls daughter loved David : and they told Saul Sha #uwl #, and the thing pleased him . * 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 . * 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 kings son in law . * And Sauls servants spake those words in the ears of David . And David said , Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a kings son in law , seeing that I am a poor man , and lightly esteemed ? * And the servants of Saul told him , saying , On this manner spake David . * 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 kings enemies . But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines . * And when his servants told David these words , it pleased dabar # David well to be the kings son in law : and the days were not expired . * 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 kings son in law . And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife . * And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David , and that Michal Sauls daughter loved him . * And Saul was yet the more afraid of David ; and Saul became Davids enemy continually . * 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 Sha #uwl #; so that his name was much set by .

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