nsb - 1Samuel:19

nsb@1Samuel:19:1 @ Saul told Jonathan his son and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan was very fond of David.

nsb@1Samuel:19:2 @ Jonathan told David: »My father Saul is seeking to kill you. Please be on guard in the morning, and stay in a secret place and hide yourself.

nsb@1Samuel:19:3 @ »I will stand beside my father in the field where you will be. I will speak with my father about you. If I find out anything I will tell you.«

nsb@1Samuel:19:4 @ Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul. »You should not commit a sin against your servant David,« he said. »He has not sinned against you. He has in fact done some very fine things for you.

nsb@1Samuel:19:5 @ »He risked his life and killed the Philistine Goliath. Jehovah gave all Israel a great victory. You rejoiced when you saw it. Why should you sin by shedding Davids innocent blood for no reason?«

nsb@1Samuel:19:6 @ Jonathan convinced Saul, so Saul made a vow in Jehovahs name that he would not kill David.

nsb@1Samuel:19:7 @ Jonathan called to David and told him what Saul said. Then he brought David to Saul. David served in Sauls army just as he had done before.

nsb@1Samuel:19:8 @ Then there was a war with the Philistines. David fought hard and forced them to retreat.

nsb@1Samuel:19:9 @ One night, David was in Sauls home, playing the harp for him. Saul sat there with a spear in his hand. The distressing spirit from Jehovah took control of him.

nsb@1Samuel:19:10 @ Saul tried to pin David to the wall with his spear. David dodged it, and Sauls spear struck the wall. David escaped from Saul that night.

nsb@1Samuel:19:11 @ Saul sent messengers to watch Davids house and kill him in the morning. Michal, Davids wife advised him: »If you do not save yourself tonight, you will be dead tomorrow!«

nsb@1Samuel:19:12 @ Michal lowered David through a window. He ran away to escape.

nsb@1Samuel:19:13 @ Then Michal took some idols, laid them in the bed, put a goat-hair blanket at its head, and covered the idols with a garment.

nsb@1Samuel:19:14 @ Saul sent messengers to get David. Michal said: »He is sick.«

nsb@1Samuel:19:15 @ Then Saul sent messengers to see David. They said: »Bring him up to me on his bed. I will put him to death.«

nsb@1Samuel:19:16 @ The messengers entered. There, on the bed was the household idol with the quilt of goats hair at its head.

nsb@1Samuel:19:17 @ Saul said to Michal: »Why have you deceived me like this? You let my enemy go. He has escaped!« Michal said to Saul: »He said to me: Let me go! Why should I kill you?«

nsb@1Samuel:19:18 @ David escaped to Samuel at Ramah. He told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel stayed in Naioth.

nsb@1Samuel:19:19 @ Saul was told: »David is at Naioth in Ramah.«

nsb@1Samuel:19:20 @ Saul sent messengers to get David. They saw a group of prophets prophesying with their leader Samuel. Gods Spirit came over Sauls messengers so that they also prophesied.

nsb@1Samuel:19:21 @ Saul heard what happened. So he sent another group of messengers, but they prophesied the same way. He sent a third group of messengers, but the same thing happened to them.

nsb@1Samuel:19:22 @ Finally, Saul left for Ramah himself. He went as far as the deep pit at the town of Secu. He asked: »Where are Samuel and David?« The people answered: »At Prophets Village in Ramah.«

nsb@1Samuel:19:23 @ He went on from there to Naioth in Ramah. The spirit of God came on him and he acted like a prophet. Then he arrived at Naioth in Ramah.

nsb@1Samuel:19:24 @ He even took off his clothes as he prophesied in front of Samuel. He lay there naked all day and all night. The saying: »Is Saul one of the prophets?« came from there.