1 Samweli 18

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Jonathan makes a covenant with David

¹When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan’s life became bound up with David’s life, and Jonathan loved him as he loved himself. ²From that day on Saul kept David with him and would not let him go back to his father’s house. ³Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as he loved himself. ⁴Jonathan stripped off the robe he had on and handed it to David, together with his battle clothing, and even his sword, his bow and his belt. ⁵David went out wherever Saul sent him, and he succeeded every time, so Saul put him in charge of the fighting men. This pleased all the people, and Saul’s officials too.

Saul becomes jealous of David

⁶As the army was coming home, when David returned from killing the Philistine, the women came out from every town in Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing with tambourines, with joyful songs and with musical instruments. ⁷As they celebrated, the women sang to one another, \q “Saul has struck down his thousands, \q and David his tens of thousands.” ⁸Saul was furious, and this saying displeased him. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he said, “and me with mere thousands. What more is left for him but the kingdom?” ⁹From that day on, Saul watched David with suspicion.

¹⁰The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved inside the house while David was playing the lyre, as he did every day. Saul had his spear in his hand. ¹¹Saul hurled the spear, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David escaped from him twice. ¹²Saul feared David, because the LORD was with David and had turned away from Saul. ¹³So Saul sent him away from his presence and made him commander of a thousand men. David led the army in its campaigns.

¹⁴David succeeded in everything he did, for the LORD was with him. ¹⁵When Saul saw how very successful David was, he was in dread of him. ¹⁶But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.

Saul’s daughters and David

¹⁷Saul said to David, “My older daughter Merab is here. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of the LORD.” For Saul thought, “I will not raise my hand against him. Let the Philistines do that.”

¹⁸David answered Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family, my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?” ¹⁹But when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given instead to Adriel of Meholah as his wife. ²⁰Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. When Saul was told about it, he was pleased. ²¹Saul thought, “I will give her to him so that she can be a trap for him, and the Philistines can kill him.” So Saul said to David, “Today you have a second chance to become my son-in-law.” ²²Then Saul gave orders to his officials: “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘The king is pleased with you, and all his officials love you. Now is the time to become the king’s son-in-law.’” ²³Saul’s officials spoke these words to David. But David said, “Do you think it is a small thing to become the king’s son-in-law? I am only a poor man of no importance.” ²⁴Saul’s officials told him, “This is what David said.”

²⁵Saul replied, “Say this to David: ‘The king wants no bride-price except a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on the king’s enemies.’” Saul was planning to have David killed by the Philistines. ²⁶When his officials told David these words, David was pleased with the idea of becoming the king’s son-in-law. Before the time was up, ²⁷David got up and went out with his men and killed two hundred Philistine men. He brought their foreskins, and they were counted out in full to the king, so that David could become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal as his wife.

²⁸Saul saw and understood that the LORD was with David, and that his own daughter Michal loved him. ²⁹Saul became even more afraid of David, and Saul was David’s enemy for the rest of his life.

³⁰The commanders of the Philistines kept coming out to fight, and every time they came out, David was more successful than all Saul’s other officers. So his name became highly honored.