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servants. Now it had happened as they were love you. Now therefore, become the king’s
coming home, when David was returning from son-in-law.’ ”
the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women 23 So Saul’s servants spoke those words in
had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing the hearing of David. And David said, “Does it
and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tam- seem to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-
bourines, with joy, and with musical instru- law, seeing I am a poor and lightly esteemed
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ments. So the women sang as they danced, man?” And the servants of Saul told him, say-
and said: ing, “In this manner David spoke.”
25 Then Saul said, “Thus you shall say to
“Saul has slain his thousands, David: ‘The king does not desire any dowry but
And David his ten thousands.”
one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to
8 Then Saul was very angry, and the saying dis- take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’ ” But
pleased him; and he said, “They have ascribed Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of
to David ten thousands, and to me they have the Philistines. So when his servants told
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ascribed only thousands. Now what more can David these words, it pleased David well to
he have but the kingdom?” So Saul eyed David become the king’s son-in-law. Now the days
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from that day forward. had not expired; therefore David arose and
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10 And it happened on the next day that the went, he and his men, and killed two hundred
distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, men of the Philistines. And David brought
and he prophesied inside the house. So David their foreskins, and they gave them in full
played music with his hand, as at other times; count to the king, that he might become the
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but there was a spear in Saul’s hand. And Saul king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal
cast the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to his daughter as a wife.
the wall!” But David escaped his presence 28 Thus Saul saw and knew that the LORD was
twice. with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter,
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12 Now Saul was afraid of David, because the loved him; and Saul was still more afraid of
LORD was with him, but had departed from David. So Saul became David’s enemy contin-
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Saul. Therefore Saul removed him from his ually. Then the princes of the Philistines went
presence, and made him his captain over a out to war. And so it was, whenever they went
thousand; and he went out and came in before out, that David behaved more wisely than all
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the people. And David behaved wisely in all the servants of Saul, so that his name became
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his ways, and the LORD was with him. There- highly esteemed.
fore, when Saul saw that he behaved very Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and
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wisely, he was afraid of him. But all Israel and 19 to all his servants, that they should kill
Judah loved David, because he went out and David; but Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted
came in before them. greatly in David. So Jonathan told David, say-
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17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older ing, “My father Saul seeks to kill you. There-
daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a fore please be on your guard until morning,
wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the and stay in a secret place and hide. And I will
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LORD’s battles.” For Saul thought, “Let my go out and stand beside my father in the field
hand not be against him, but let the hand of where you are, and I will speak with my father
the Philistines be against him.” about you. Then what I observe, I will tell you.”
18 So David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what 4 Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul
is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I his father, and said to him, “Let not the king
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should be son-in-law to the king?” But it hap- sin against his servant, against David, because
pened at the time when Merab, Saul’s daugh- he has not sinned against you, and because
ter, should have been given to David, that she his works have been very good toward you.
was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. 5 For he took his life in his hands and killed the
20 Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great
And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and
21 So Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she rejoiced. Why then will you sin against inno-
may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the cent blood, to kill David without a cause?”
Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul 6 So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and
said to David a second time, “You shall be my Saul swore, “As the LORD lives, he shall not
son-in-law today.” be killed.” Then Jonathan called David, and
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22 And Saul commanded his servants, “Com- Jonathan told him all these things. So Jona-
municate with David secretly, and say, ‘Look, than brought David to Saul, and he was in his
the king has delight in you, and all his servants presence as in times past.
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