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1Samuel 18
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Jonathan and David’s Friendship

18When David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became a close friend to David, and Jonathan loved him as himself.H3615H1696H7586H5315H3083H7194H5315H1732H3083H157H5315
2Saul took David that day and did not let him return to his father's house.H7586H3947H3117H5414H7725H1H1004
3Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved himself.H3083H1732H3772H1285H160H5315
4Jonathan took off the robe that he had on and gave it to David, along with his coat, his sword, his bow, and his belt.H3083H6584H4598H5414H1732H4055H2719H7198H2289
5David went out and was successful everywhere Saul sent him, and Saul put him in charge of the troops. This pleased both all the people, as well as Saul's officials.H1732H3318H7586H7971H7919H7586H7760H582H4421H3190H5869H5971H5869H7586H5650

Saul’s Jealousy of David

6When David returned from defeating the Philistine, as they were entering the city, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul, singing and dancing as they joyously played tambourines and lyres.H935H1732H7725H5221H6430H802H3318H5892H3478H7891H4246H7125H4428H7586H8596H8057H7991
7As the women sang and played, they said, "Saul has struck down his thousands but David his ten thousands."H802H6030H7832H559H7586H5221H505H1732H7233
8Saul was very angry and he did not like what the women sang. He said to himself, "They have attributed tens of thousands to David, but to me they have attributed thousands. What else can he have but the kingdom?"H7586H3966H2734H1697H3415H5869H559H5414H1732H7233H5414H505H4410
9From then on Saul kept his eye on David.H7586H5770H1732H3117H1973
10The next day, while David was playing the lyre as he had before, the evil spirit from the Lord attacked Saul, and he began to rave inside the house with a spear in his hand.H4283H7451H7307H430H6743H7586H5012H8432H1004H1732H5059H3027H3117H2595H7586H3027
11Saul hurled it, thinking, "I'll pin David to the wall." But David escaped from him twice.H7586H2904H2595H559H5221H1732H7023H1732H5437H6440H6471
12Now Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him and had departed from Saul.H7586H3372H6440H1732H3068H5493H7586
13Saul removed David from his presence and made him an officer over a division of soldiers. So David led the troops in battle.H7586H5493H7760H8269H505H3318H935H6440H5971
14David was successful in all that he did, for the Lord was with him.H1732H7919H1870H3068
15When Saul saw that David was highly successful, he feared him.H7586H7200H7919H3966H7919H1481H6440
16But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in battle.H3478H3063H157H1732H3318H935H6440

David Marries Saul’s Daughter

17Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I'll give her to you as a wife. Just be an excellent soldier for me and fight the Lord's battles." Now Saul said to himself, "I won't harm him myself. Instead, I'll let the Philistines harm him."H7586H559H1732H1419H1323H4764H5414H802H1121H2428H3898H3068H4421H7586H559H3027H3027H6430
18David said to Saul, "Who am I and what is my life or my father's family in Israel that I should be the king's son-in-law?"H1732H559H7586H2416H1H4940H3478H2860H4428
19And when the time came to give Saul's daughter Merab to David, she was given as a wife to Adriel of Meholah.H6256H4764H7586H1323H5414H1732H5414H5741H4259H802
20Saul's daughter Michal loved David. Saul was informed of this and he liked the idea.H4324H7586H1323H157H1732H5046H7586H1697H3474H5869
21Saul said to himself, "I'll give her to him and she can be a snare to him and the Philistines will harm him." So Saul said to David, "For a second time you can be my son-in-law today."18H7586H559H5414H4170H3027H6430H7586H559H1732H3117H2859H8147
22Saul commanded his officials, "Speak with David privately and say, 'Look, the king delights in you, and all his officials love you. Now become the king's son-in-law.'"18H7586H6680H5650H1696H1732H3909H559H4428H2654H5650H157H4428H2859
23Saul's officials delivered this message to David, and he asked, "Is becoming the king's son-in-law an unimportant thing to you?I'm a poor and unimportant man."H7586H5650H1696H1697H241H1732H1732H559H5869H7043H4428H2859H7326H376H7034
24Saul's officials reported to him: "This is what David said."H5650H7586H5046H559H1697H1696H1732
25Saul said, "This is what you are to tell David, 'The king desires no bride price except 100 Philistine foreskins to take vengeance on the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought he would cause David to die at the hand of the Philistines.H7586H559H559H1732H4428H2656H4119H3967H6190H6430H5358H4428H341H7586H2803H1732H5307H3027H6430
26When his officials delivered this message to David, David decided it would be a good thing to become the king's son-in-law. Before the time was up,H5650H5046H1732H1697H3474H1697H5869H1732H4428H2859H3117H4390
27David got up, went out with his men, and struck down 200 Philistine men. David brought their foreskins and gave them all to the king so he could become the king's son-in-law. So Saul gave him his daughter Michal as a wife.H1732H6965H3212H582H5221H6430H3967H376H1732H935H6190H4390H4428H4428H2859H7586H5414H4324H1323H802
28As Saul continued to observe, he realized that the Lord was with David and that Saul's daughter Michal loved him.H7586H7200H3045H3068H1732H4324H7586H1323H157
29Then Saul was even more afraid of David, and Saul was David's enemy from that time on.H7586H3254H3372H6440H1732H7586H1732H341H3117
30The Philistine commanders would go out to fight and whenever they did, David was more successful than any of Saul's other leaders. His name was held in high esteem.H8269H6430H3318H1767H3318H1732H7919H5650H7586H8034H3966H3365


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