And it came to pass, when he had made an end³⁶¹⁵ of speaking¹⁶⁹⁶ unto Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ that the soul⁵³¹⁵ of Jonathan³⁰⁸³ was knit⁷¹⁹⁴ with the soul⁵³¹⁵ of David,¹⁷³² and Jonathan³⁰⁸³ loved¹⁵⁷ him as his own soul.⁵³¹⁵

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ took³⁹⁴⁷ him that day,³¹¹⁷ and would let⁵⁴¹⁴ him go no more home⁷⁷²⁵ to his father's¹ house.¹⁰⁰⁴

Then Jonathan³⁰⁸³ and David¹⁷³² made³⁷⁷² a covenant,¹²⁸⁵ because he loved¹⁶⁰ him as his own soul.⁵³¹⁵

And Jonathan³⁰⁸³ stripped⁶⁵⁸⁴ himself of the robe⁴⁵⁹⁸ that was upon him, and gave⁵⁴¹⁴ it to David,¹⁷³² and his garments,⁴⁰⁵⁵ even to his sword,²⁷¹⁹ and to his bow,⁷¹⁹⁸ and to his girdle.²²⁸⁹

And David¹⁷³² went out³³¹⁸ whithersoever Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ him, and behaved himself wisely:⁷⁹¹⁹ and Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ him over the men⁵⁸² of war,⁴⁴²¹ and he was accepted³¹⁹⁰ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of all the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and also in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of Saul's⁷⁵⁸⁶ servants.⁵⁶⁵⁰

And it came to pass as they came,⁹³⁵ when David¹⁷³² was returned⁷⁷²⁵ from the slaughter⁵²²¹ of the Philistine,⁶⁴³⁰ that the women⁸⁰² came out³³¹⁸ of all cities⁵⁸⁹² of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ singing⁷⁸⁹¹ and dancing,⁴²⁴⁶ to meet⁷¹²⁵ king⁴⁴²⁸ Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ with tabrets,⁸⁵⁹⁶ with joy,⁸⁰⁵⁷ and with instruments⁷⁹⁹¹ of musick.

And the women⁸⁰² answered⁶⁰³⁰ one another as they played,⁷⁸³² and said,⁵⁵⁹ Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ hath slain⁵²²¹ his thousands,⁵⁰⁵ and David¹⁷³² his ten thousands.⁷²³³

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ was very³⁹⁶⁶ wroth,²⁷³⁴ and the saying¹⁶⁹⁷ displeased³⁴¹⁵ him; and he said,⁵⁵⁹ They have ascribed⁵⁴¹⁴ unto David¹⁷³² ten thousands,⁷²³³ and to me they have ascribed⁵⁴¹⁴ but thousands:⁵⁰⁵ and what can he have more but the kingdom?⁴⁴¹⁰

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ eyed⁵⁷⁷⁰ David¹⁷³² from that day³¹¹⁷ and forward.¹⁹⁷³

And it came to pass on the morrow,⁴²⁸³ that the evil⁷⁴⁵¹ spirit⁷³⁰⁷ from Elohim⁴³⁰ came⁶⁷⁴³ upon Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ and he prophesied⁵⁰¹² in the midst⁸⁴³² of the house:¹⁰⁰⁴ and David¹⁷³² played⁵⁰⁵⁹ with his hand,³⁰²⁷ as at other times:³¹¹⁷ and there was a javelin²⁵⁹⁵ in Saul's⁷⁵⁸⁶ hand.³⁰²⁷

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ cast²⁹⁰⁴ the javelin;²⁵⁹⁵ for he said,⁵⁵⁹ I will smite⁵²²¹ David¹⁷³² even to the wall⁷⁰²³ with it. And David¹⁷³² avoided⁵⁴³⁷ out of his presence⁶⁴⁴⁰ twice.⁶⁴⁷¹

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ was afraid³³⁷² of⁶⁴⁴⁰ David,¹⁷³² because Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ was with him, and was departed⁵⁴⁹³ from Saul.⁷⁵⁸⁶

Therefore Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ removed⁵⁴⁹³ him from him, and made⁷⁷⁶⁰ him his captain⁸²⁶⁹ over a thousand;⁵⁰⁵ and he went out³³¹⁸ and came in⁹³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the people.⁵⁹⁷¹

And David¹⁷³² behaved himself wisely⁷⁹¹⁹ in all his ways;¹⁸⁷⁰ and Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ was with him.

Wherefore when Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that he behaved himself very³⁹⁶⁶ wisely,⁷⁹¹⁹ he was afraid¹⁴⁸¹ of⁶⁴⁴⁰ him.

But all Israel³⁴⁷⁸ and Judah³⁰⁶³ loved¹⁵⁷ David,¹⁷³² because he went out³³¹⁸ and came in⁹³⁵ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them.

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ to David,¹⁷³² Behold my elder¹⁴¹⁹ daughter¹³²³ Merab,⁴⁷⁶⁴ her will I give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee to wife:⁸⁰² only be thou valiant¹¹²¹ for me, and fight³⁸⁹⁸ Yahweh's³⁰⁶⁸ battles.⁴⁴²¹ For Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said,⁵⁵⁹ Let not mine hand³⁰²⁷ be upon him, but let the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ be upon him.

And David¹⁷³² said⁵⁵⁹ unto Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ Who am I? and what is my life,²⁴¹⁶ or my father's¹ family⁴⁹⁴⁰ in Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ that I should be son in law²⁸⁶⁰ to the king?⁴⁴²⁸

But it came to pass at the time⁶²⁵⁶ when Merab⁴⁷⁶⁴ Saul's⁷⁵⁸⁶ daughter¹³²³ should have been given⁵⁴¹⁴ to David,¹⁷³² that she was given⁵⁴¹⁴ unto Adriel⁵⁷⁴¹ the Meholathite⁴²⁵⁹ to wife.⁸⁰²

And Michal⁴³²⁴ Saul's⁷⁵⁸⁶ daughter¹³²³ loved¹⁵⁷ David:¹⁷³² and they told⁵⁰⁴⁶ Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ and the thing¹⁶⁹⁷ pleased³⁴⁷⁴ him.

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said,⁵⁵⁹ I will give⁵⁴¹⁴ him her, that she may be a snare⁴¹⁷⁰ to him, and that the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ may be against him. Wherefore Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ to David,¹⁷³² Thou shalt this day³¹¹⁷ be my son in law²⁸⁵⁹ in the one of the twain.⁸¹⁴⁷

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ commanded⁶⁶⁸⁰ his servants,⁵⁶⁵⁰ saying, Commune¹⁶⁹⁶ with David¹⁷³² secretly,³⁹⁰⁹ and say,⁵⁵⁹ Behold, the king⁴⁴²⁸ hath delight²⁶⁵⁴ in thee, and all his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ love¹⁵⁷ thee: now therefore be the king's⁴⁴²⁸ son in law.²⁸⁵⁹

And Saul's⁷⁵⁸⁶ servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ spake¹⁶⁹⁶ those words¹⁶⁹⁷ in the ears²⁴¹ of David.¹⁷³² And David¹⁷³² said,⁵⁵⁹ Seemeth⁵⁸⁶⁹ it to you a light⁷⁰⁴³ thing to be a king's⁴⁴²⁸ son in law,²⁸⁵⁹ seeing that I am a poor⁷³²⁶ man,³⁷⁶ and lightly esteemed?⁷⁰³⁴

And the servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ of Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ told⁵⁰⁴⁶ him, saying,⁵⁵⁹ On this manner¹⁶⁹⁷ spake¹⁶⁹⁶ David.¹⁷³²

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said,⁵⁵⁹ Thus shall ye say⁵⁵⁹ to David,¹⁷³² The king⁴⁴²⁸ desireth²⁶⁵⁶ not any dowry,⁴¹¹⁹ but an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ foreskins⁶¹⁹⁰ of the Philistines,⁶⁴³⁰ to be avenged⁵³⁵⁸ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ enemies.³⁴¹ But Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ thought²⁸⁰³ to make David¹⁷³² fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the hand³⁰²⁷ of the Philistines.⁶⁴³⁰

And when his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ told⁵⁰⁴⁶ David¹⁷³² these words,¹⁶⁹⁷ it¹⁶⁹⁷ pleased³⁴⁷⁴ David¹⁷³² well to be the king's⁴⁴²⁸ son in law:²⁸⁵⁹ and the days³¹¹⁷ were not expired.⁴³⁹⁰

Wherefore David¹⁷³² arose⁶⁹⁶⁵ and went,³²¹² he and his men,⁵⁸² and slew⁵²²¹ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ two hundred³⁹⁶⁷ men;³⁷⁶ and David¹⁷³² brought⁹³⁵ their foreskins,⁶¹⁹⁰ and they gave them in full⁴³⁹⁰ tale to the king,⁴⁴²⁸ that he might be the king's⁴⁴²⁸ son in law.²⁸⁵⁹ And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ gave⁵⁴¹⁴ him Michal⁴³²⁴ his daughter¹³²³ to wife.⁸⁰²

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ saw⁷²⁰⁰ and knew³⁰⁴⁵ that Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ was with David,¹⁷³² and that Michal⁴³²⁴ Saul's⁷⁵⁸⁶ daughter¹³²³ loved¹⁵⁷ him.

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ was yet the more³²⁵⁴ afraid³³⁷² of⁶⁴⁴⁰ David;¹⁷³² and Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ became David's¹⁷³² enemy³⁴¹ continually.³⁶⁰⁵

Then the princes⁸²⁶⁹ of the Philistines⁶⁴³⁰ went forth:³³¹⁸ and it came to pass, after¹⁷⁶⁷ they went forth,³³¹⁸ that David¹⁷³² behaved himself more wisely⁷⁹¹⁹ than all the servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ of Saul;⁷⁵⁸⁶ so that his name⁸⁰³⁴ was much³⁹⁶⁶ set by.³³⁶⁵