1 Samuel 18:8-29

8Then SaulH7586 becameH2734 veryH3966 angryH2734, for thisH2088 lyricH1697 1displeasedH7489H5869 him; and he saidH559, “They have givenH5414 DavidH1732 credit for tenH7233 thousandsH7233, but to me they have givenH5414 credit for only thousandsH505! Now what moreH5750 can he have but the 2kingdomH4410?” 9And SaulH7586 eyedH5870 DavidH1732 withH5870 suspicionH5870 from that dayH3117 on.

10Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 on the nextH4283 dayH4283 that 3an evilH7451 spiritH7307 from GodH430 rushedH6743 uponH5921 SaulH7586, and 4he ravedH5012 in the midstH8432 of the houseH1004 while DavidH1732 was playingH5059 the harp with his handH3027, 56as usualH3117; and 78a spearH2595 was in Saul’sH7586 handH3027. 11Then 9SaulH7586 hurledH2904 the spearH2595, for he thoughtH559, “I will 10pinH5221 DavidH1732 to the wallH7023.” But DavidH1732 11escapedH5437 from his presenceH6440, twiceH6471.

12Now 12SaulH7586 wasH3372 afraidH3372 of DavidH1732, 13becauseH3588 the LordH3068 was with him but 14had leftH5493 SaulH7586. 13So SaulH7586 removedH5493 him from 15his presenceH5973 and appointedH7760 him as his commanderH8269 of a thousandH505; and 16he wentH3318 outH3318 and cameH935 inH935 beforeH6440 the peopleH5971. 14DavidH1732 was 17successfulH7919 in allH3605 his waysH1870, for 18the LordH3068 was with him. 15When SaulH7586 sawH7200 that he was 19veryH3966 successfulH7919, he was afraidH1481 of him. 16But 20allH3605 IsraelH3478 and JudahH3063 lovedH157 DavidH1732, for he would goH3318 outH3318 to battle and 21returnH935 22beforeH6440 them.

17Then SaulH7586 saidH559 to DavidH1732, “23HereH2009 is my olderH1419 daughterH1323 MerabH4764; I will giveH5414 her to you as a wifeH802, onlyH389 be a valiantH2428 manH1121 for me and fightH3898 24the Lord’sH3068 battlesH4421.” For SaulH7586 thoughtH559, “My handH3027 shall not be against him, but 25let the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430 be against him.” 18But DavidH1732 saidH559 to SaulH7586, “26WhoH4310 am I, and whoH4310 is my familyH2416, or my father’sH1 familyH4940 in IsraelH3478, that I should be the king’sH4428 son-in-lawH2860?” 19So it cameH1961 aboutH1961 at the timeH6256 that MerabH4764, Saul’sH7586 daughterH1323, was to be givenH5414 to DavidH1732, that she was givenH5414 instead to 27AdrielH5741 28the MeholathiteH4259 as a wifeH802.

20Now 29MichalH4324, Saul’sH7586 daughterH1323, lovedH157 DavidH1732. When they informedH5046 SaulH7586, the thingH1697 wasH3474 pleasingH3474 30to him. 21For SaulH7586 thoughtH559, “I will giveH5414 her to him so that she may becomeH1961 a trapH4170 for him, and 31that the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430 may be against him.” Therefore SaulH7586 saidH559 to DavidH1732, “32For a secondH8147 timeH8147 you may becomeH2859 my son-in-lawH2859, todayH3117.” 22Then SaulH7586 commandedH6680 his servantsH5650, “SpeakH1696 to DavidH1732 in secretH3909, sayingH559, ‘BeholdH2009, the kingH4428 delightsH2654 in you, and allH3605 his servantsH5650 loveH157 you; nowH6258 then, becomeH2859 the king’sH4428 son-in-lawH2859.’” 23So Saul’sH7586 servantsH5650 spokeH1696 theseH428 wordsH1697 33to DavidH1732. But DavidH1732 saidH559, “IsH7043 it trivialH7043 in your sightH5869 to becomeH2859 the king’sH4428 son-in-lawH2859, 34since I amH7326 only a poorH7326 manH376 and insignificantH7034?” 24Then Saul’sH7586 servantsH5650 reportedH5046 to him, saying, “35TheseH428 are the wordsH1697 DavidH1732 spokeH1696.” 25SaulH7586 then saidH559, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 you shall sayH559 to DavidH1732: ‘The kingH4428 does not desireH2656 any 36dowryH4119 exceptH3588 a hundredH3967 foreskinsH6190 of the PhilistinesH6430, 37to takeH5358 vengeanceH5358 on the king’sH4428 enemiesH340.’” But 38SaulH7586 plottedH2803 to have DavidH1732 fallH5307 by the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430. 26When his servantsH5650 toldH5046 DavidH1732 theseH428 wordsH1697, 39it pleasedH3474H5869 DavidH1732 to becomeH2859 the king’sH4428 son-in-lawH2859. So 4041before the timeH3117 had expiredH4390, 27DavidH1732 setH6965 outH6965 and wentH1980, 42he and his menH376, and fatallyH5221 struckH5221 two hundredH3967 menH376 among the PhilistinesH6430. Then 43DavidH1732 broughtH935 their foreskinsH6190, and they presentedH4390 allH4390 two hundred of them to the kingH4428, so that he might becomeH2859 the king’sH4428 son-in-lawH2859. And SaulH7586 gaveH5414 him his daughterH1323 MichalH4324 as a wifeH802. 28When SaulH7586 sawH7200 and realizedH3045 that the LordH3068 was with DavidH1732, and that MichalH4324, Saul’sH7586 daughterH1323, lovedH157 him, 29then SaulH7586 wasH3372 evenH5750 moreH3254 afraidH3372 of DavidH1732. So SaulH7586 was David’sH1732 enemyH340 continuallyH3605H3117.