1 Samuel 18:5-30

1 Samuel 18:5-30

[5] 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] 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,  king  Saul,  with tabrets,  with joy,  and with instruments  of musick. [7] And the women  answered  one another as they played,  and said,  Saul  hath slain  his thousands,  and David  his ten thousands.  [8] And Saul  was very  wroth,  and the saying  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] And Saul  David  from that day  and forward.  [10] 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.  [11] 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] And Saul  was afraid  of  David,  because the LORD  was with him, and was departed  from Saul.  [13] 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] And David  behaved himself wisely  in all his ways;  and the LORD  [15] Wherefore when Saul  saw  himself very  wisely,  he was afraid  of  [16] But all Israel  and Judah  loved  David,  because he went out  and came in  before  them. [17] 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  of the Philistines  be upon him. [18] 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?  [19] 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.  [20] And Michal  Saul's  daughter  loved  David:  and they told  Saul,  and the thing  pleased  [21] 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.  [22] 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] And Saul's  servants  spake  those words  in the ears  of 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] And the servants  of Saul  told  him, saying,  On this manner  spake  David.  [25] And Saul  said,  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.  [26] 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.  [27] Wherefore David  arose  and slew  of the Philistines  two hundred  men;  and David  brought  their foreskins,  and they gave them in full tale  to the king,  son in law.  And Saul  gave  him Michal  his daughter  to wife.  [28] And Saul  saw  and knew  that the LORD  was with David,  and that Michal  Saul's  daughter  loved  [29] And Saul  was yet the more  afraid  of  David;  and Saul  became David's  enemy  continually.  [30] 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.