ULT 1SA Chapter 18

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18 And it happened, when he finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was bound with the soul of David. And Jonathan loved him as his soul. 2 And Saul took him on that day, and he did not allow him to return to the house of his father.

3 And Jonathan cut a covenant with David because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and he gave it to David, and his garments, and even his sword and even his bow and even his belt. 5 And David went out. In all that Saul sent him, he succeeded. And Saul set him over the men of war. And he was good in the eyes of all of the people and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul. 6 And it happened, when they came, when David returned from striking the Philistine, that the women came out from all of the cities of Israel to sing and the dances to meet Saul the king with tambourines, with joy, and with triples. 7 And the women celebrating sang and said,

“Saul has struck his thousands,

and David his myriads.”

8 And it burned greatly to Saul, and this thing was bad in his eyes. And he said, “They have given myriads to David, but to me they have given thousands. And only the kingship is yet for him!” 9 And it happened that Saul was eyeing David from that day and beyond. 10 And it happened on the next day that a bad spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. And David was playing by his hand, as day by day. And a spear was in the hand of Saul. 11 And Saul hurled the spear, and he said, “I will strike David, and into the wall!” But David turned from his face two times. 12 And Saul was afraid from the face of David. For Yahweh was with him, but he had turned from with Saul. 13 So Saul removed him from with him and made him a commander of a thousand for himself. And he went out and came in to the face of the people. 14 And David was succeeding in all of his ways, for Yahweh was with him. 15 And Saul saw that he was succeeding greatly. And he dreaded from his face. 16 But all of Israel and Judah were loving David, for he was going out and coming in to their face. 17 And Saul said to David, “Behold my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you for a wife. Only be for me a son of valor and fight the battles of Yahweh.” And Saul said, “Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.” 18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family, the clan of my father in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?” 19 And it happened, at the time to give Merab, the daughter of Saul to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. 20 But Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved David. And they declared to Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes. 21 And Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may be a snare for him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David for a second time, “You may make yourself a son-in-law of mine today.” 22 And Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in secrecy, saying, ‘Behold, the king delights in you, and all of his servants love you. And now, make yourself a son-in-law of the king.’ ” 23 And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David. And David said, “Does it seem light in your eyes to make oneself a son-in-law of the king? And I am a poor man, and I am lightly esteemed.” 24 And the servants of Saul declared to him, saying, “Like these words David spoke.” 25 And Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘There is no desire to the king for a bride-price except for a hundred foreskins of Philistines, to be avenged against the enemies of the king.’ ” (Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.) 26 And his servants declared these words to David, and the thing was right in the eyes of David, to make himself son-in-law of the king. And the days were not full, 27 and David arose and went, he and his men, and he struck two hundred men among the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, and they filled them to the king, to make himself son-in-law of the king. And Saul gave Michal, his daughter, to him for a wife. 28 And Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David and that Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him, 29 and Saul added to be more afraid from the face of David. And Saul was opposing David all of the days. 30 And the commanders of the Philistines came out, and it happened that, whenever they came out, David was more successful than all of the servants of Saul, and his name became greatly precious.

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