1 Samuel 18:6-16

6As the troops were coming back, when David was returning from killing the Philistine, the women came out from all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing with tambourines, with shouts of joy, and with three-stringed instruments.

7As they danced, the women sang: Saul has killed his thousands, but David his tens of thousands.

8Saul was furious and resented this song. “They credited tens of thousands to David,” he complained, “but they only credited me with thousands. What more can he have but the kingdom?”

9So Saul watched David jealously from that day forward.

10The next day an evil spirit sent from God came powerfully on Saul, and he began to rave inside the palace. David was playing the lyre as usual, but Saul was holding a spear,

11and he threw it, thinking, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David got away from him twice.

12Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had left Saul.

13Therefore, Saul sent David away from him and made him commander over a thousand men. David led the troops

14and continued to be successful in all his activities because the Lord was with him.

15When Saul observed that David was very successful, he dreaded him.

16But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was leading their troops.