19Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul's son Jonathan liked David very much,H7586H1696H3129H1121H5650H4191H17322so he told him: "My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning and hide in a secret place and stay there.H3083H7586H1121H2654H3966H1732H3083H5046H1732H559H7586H1H1245H4191H8104H1242H3427H5643H22443I'll go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are and talk to him about you. When I see what [he says], I'll tell you."H3318H5975H3027H1H7704H1696H1H4100H7200H50464Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul. He said to him: "The king should not sin against his servant David. He hasn't sinned against you; in fact, his actions have been a great advantage to you.H3083H1696H2896H1732H7586H1H559H4428H2398H5650H1732H2398H4639H3966H28965He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?"H7760H5315H3709H5221H6430H3068H6213H1419H8668H3478H7200H8055H2398H5355H1818H4191H1732H26006Saul listened to Jonathan's advice and swore an oath: "As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be killed."H7586H8085H6963H3083H7586H7650H3068H2416H518H41917So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as [he did] before.H3083H7121H1732H3083H5046H1697H3083H935H1732H7586H6440H865H80328When war broke out again, David went out and fought against the Philistines. He defeated them with such a great force that they fled from him.H4421H3254H1732H3318H3898H6430H5221H1419H4347H5127H64409Now an evil spirit from the LORD came on Saul as he was sitting in his palace holding a spear. David was playing [the harp],H7451H7307H3068H7586H3427H1004H2595H3027H1732H5059H302710and Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear. As the spear struck the wall, David eluded Saul and escaped. That night he ran away.H7586H1245H5221H1732H7023H2595H6362H7586H6440H5221H2595H7023H1732H5127H4422H391511Saul sent agents to David's house to watch for him and kill him in the morning. But his wife Michal warned David: "If you don't escape tonight, you will be dead tomorrow!"H7586H7971H4397H1732H1004H8104H4191H1242H4324H1732H802H5046H559H4422H5315H3915H4279H419112So she lowered David from the window, and he fled and escaped.H4324H3381H1732H3381H2474H3212H1272H442213Then Michal took the household idol and put it on the bed, placed some goats' hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.H4324H3947H8655H7760H4296H7760H3523H5795H4763H3680H89914When Saul sent agents to seize David, Michal said, "He's sick."H7586H7971H4397H3947H1732H559H247015Saul sent the agents [back] to see David and said, "Bring him on his bed so I can kill him."H7586H7971H4397H7200H1732H559H5927H4296H419116When the messengers arrived, to their surprise, the household idol was on the bed with some goats' hair on its head.H4397H935H8655H4296H3523H5795H476317Saul asked Michal, "Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away, and he has escaped!" She answered him, "He said to me, 'Let me go! Why should I kill you?'"H7586H559H4324H7411H7971H341H4422H4324H559H7586H559H7971H419118So David fled and escaped and went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel left and stayed at Naioth.H1732H1272H4422H935H8050H7414H5046H7586H6213H8050H3212H3427H512119When it was reported to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah,H5046H7586H559H1732H5121H741420Saul sent agents to seize David. However, when they saw the group of prophets prophesying with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came on Saul's agents, and they also started prophesying.H7586H7971H4397H3947H1732H7200H3862H5030H5012H8050H5975H5324H7307H430H4397H7586H501221When they reported to Saul, he sent other agents, and they also began prophesying. So Saul tried again and sent a third group of agents, and even they began prophesying.H5046H7586H7971H312H4397H5012H7586H7971H4397H3254H7992H501222Then Saul himself went to Ramah. He came to the large cistern at Secu, looked around, and asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" "At Naioth in Ramah," someone said.H3212H7414H935H1419H953H7906H7592H559H375H8050H1732H559H5121H741423So he went to Naioth in Ramah. The Spirit of God also came on him, and as he walked along, he prophesied until he entered Naioth in Ramah.H3212H5121H7414H7307H430H3212H1980H5012H935H5121H741424Saul then removed his clothes and also prophesied before Samuel; he collapsed [and lay] naked all that day and all that night. That is why they say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"H6584H899H1571H5012H6440H8050H5307H6174H3117H3915H559H7586H5030