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1 Samuel 18 – King James Version (KJV)

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Jonathan and David

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1Sa 18:1 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when he had made an end^H3615 of speaking^H1696 unto^H413 Saul,^H7586 that the soul^H5315 of Jonathan^H3083 was knit^H7194 with the soul^H5315 of David,^H1732 and^H157^➔ Jonathan^H3083 loved him^➔^H157 as his own soul.^H5315

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1Sa 18:2 - And^H3947^➔ Saul^H7586 took him^➔^H3947 that^H1931 day,^H3117 and^H3808^➔ would let him^H5414 go^H7725^➔ no more^➔^H3808 home^➔^H7725 to^H1004^➔ his father's^H1 house.^➔^H1004

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1Sa 18:3 - Then^H3772^➔ Jonathan^H3083 and David^H1732 made^➔^H3772 a covenant,^H1285 because he loved^H160 him^H853 as his own soul.^H5315

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1Sa 18:4 - And^H6584^➔ Jonathan^H3083 stripped himself^➔^H6584 of the robe^H4598 that^H834 was upon him,^H5921 and gave it^H5414 to David,^H1732 and his garments,^H4055 even to^H5704 his sword,^H2719 and to^H5704 his bow,^H7198 and to^H5704 his girdle.^H2290

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1Sa 18:5 - And^H3318^➔ David^H1732 went out^➔^H3318 whithersoever^H3605 Saul^H7586 sent him,^H7971 and behaved himself wisely:^H7919 and^H7760^➔ Saul^H7586 set him^➔^H7760 over^H5921 the men^H376 of war,^H4421 and he was accepted^H3190 in the sight^H5869 of all^H3605 the people,^H5971 and also^H1571 in the sight^H5869 of^H5650^➔ Saul's^H7586 servants.^➔^H5650

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1Sa 18:6 - And it came to pass^H1961 as they came,^H935 when^H7725^➔ David^H1732 was returned^➔^H7725 from the slaughter^H5221 of the Philistine,^H6430 that^H3318^➔ the women^H802 came out^➔^H3318 of all^H3605 cities^H5892 of Israel,^H3478 singing^H7891 and dancing,^H4246 to meet^H7122 king^H4428 Saul,^H7586 with tabrets,^H8596 with joy,^H8057 and with instruments of musick.^H7991

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1Sa 18:7 - And^H6030^➔ the women^H802 answered^➔^H6030 one another as they played,^H7832 and said,^H559 Saul^H7586 hath slain^H5221 his thousands,^H505 and David^H1732 his ten thousands.^H7233

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1Sa 18:8 - And^H2734^➔ Saul^H7586 was^➔^H2734^➔ very^H3966 wroth,^➔^H2734 and^H7489^➔ the saying^H1697 displeased^➔^H7489 him;^H5869 and he said,^H559 They have ascribed^H5414 unto David^H1732 ten thousands,^H7233 and to me^H589 they have ascribed^H5414 but thousands:^H505 and^H5750^➔ what can^➔^H5750^➔ he have more^➔^H5750 but^H389 the kingdom?^H4410

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1Sa 18:9 - And^H1961^➔ Saul eyed^H1961^H7586^H5770 David^H1732 from^H3117^➔ that^H1931 day^➔^H3117 and forward.^H1973

Saul Turns against David

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1Sa 18:10 - And it came to pass^H1961 on the morrow,^H4283 that^H6743^➔ the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from God^H430 came^➔^H6743 upon^H413 Saul,^H7586 and he prophesied^H5012 in the midst^H8432 of the house:^H1004 and David^H1732 played^H5059 with his hand,^H3027 as at^H3117 other times:^H3117 and there was a javelin^H2595 in Saul's^H7586 hand.^H3027

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1Sa 18:11 - And^H2904^➔ Saul^H7586 cast^➔^H2904 the javelin;^H2595 for he said,^H559 I will smite^H5221 David^H1732 even to the wall^H7023 with it. And^H5437^➔ David^H1732 avoided^➔^H5437 out of his presence^H6440 twice.^H6471

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1Sa 18:12 - And^H3372^➔ Saul^H7586 was afraid^➔^H3372 of^H6440 David,^H1732 because^H3588 the LORD^H3068 was^H1961 with him,^H5973 and^H5973^➔ was departed^H5493 from^➔^H5973 Saul.^H7586

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1Sa 18:13 - Therefore^H5493^➔ Saul^H7586 removed him^➔^H5493 from him,^H5973 and made him^H7760 his captain^H8269 over a thousand;^H505 and he went out^H3318 and came in^H935 before^H6440 the people.^H5971

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1Sa 18:14 - And^H1961 David^H1732 behaved himself wisely^H7919 in all^H3605 his ways;^H1870 and the LORD^H3068 was with him.^H5973

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1Sa 18:15 - Wherefore when^H7200^➔ Saul^H7586 saw^➔^H7200 that^H834 he^H1931 behaved himself^H7919^➔ very^H3966 wisely,^➔^H7919 he was afraid^H1481 of him.^H6440

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1Sa 18:16 - But all^H3605 Israel^H3478 and Judah^H3063 loved^H157 David,^H1732 because^H3588 he^H1931 went out^H3318 and came in^H935 before them.^H6440

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1Sa 18:17 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 to^H413 David,^H1732 Behold^H2009 my^H1323^➔ elder^H1419 daughter^➔^H1323 Merab,^H4764 her^H853 will I give^H5414 thee to wife:^H802 only^H389^➔ be^H1961 thou^➔^H389 valiant^H2428 for me, and fight^H3898 the LORD'S^H3068 battles.^H4421 For Saul^H7586 said,^H559 Let^H1961^➔ not^H408 mine hand^H3027 be^➔^H1961 upon him, but let^H1961^➔ the hand^H3027 of the Philistines^H6430 be^➔^H1961 upon him.

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1Sa 18:18 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Saul,^H7586 Who^H4310 am I?^H595 and what^H4310 is my life,^H2416 or my father's^H1 family^H4940 in Israel,^H3478 that^H3588 I should be^H1961 son in law^H2860 to the king?^H4428

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1Sa 18:19 - But it came to pass^H1961 at the time^H6256 when^H5414^➔ Merab^H4764 Saul's^H7586 daughter^H1323 should have been given^➔^H5414 to David,^H1732 that she^H1931 was given^H5414 unto Adriel^H5741 the Meholathite^H4259 to wife.^H802

David Marries Saul's Daughter

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1Sa 18:20 - And^H157^➔ Michal^H4324 Saul's^H7586 daughter^H1323 loved^➔^H157 David:^H1732 and they told^H5046 Saul,^H7586 and^H3474^➔ the thing^H1697 pleased^➔^H3474 him.^H5869

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1Sa 18:21 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said,^➔^H559 I will give^H5414^➔ him her,^➔^H5414 that she may be^H1961 a snare^H4170 to him, and that^H1961^➔ the hand^H3027 of the Philistines^H6430 may be^➔^H1961 against him. Wherefore^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 to^H413 David,^H1732 Thou shalt^H2859^➔ this day^H3117 be^➔^H2859^➔ my son in law^➔^H2859 in the one of the twain.^H8147

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1Sa 18:22 - And^H6680^➔ Saul^H7586 commanded^➔^H6680 his servants,^H5650 saying, Commune^H1696 with^H413 David^H1732 secretly,^H3909 and say,^H559 Behold,^H2009 the king^H4428 hath delight^H2654 in thee, and all^H3605 his servants^H5650 love thee:^H157 now therefore^H6258 be^H2859^➔ the king's^H4428 son in law.^➔^H2859

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1Sa 18:23 - And^H1696^➔ Saul's^H7586 servants^H5650 spake^➔^H1696 those^H428 words^H1697 in the ears^H241 of David.^H1732 And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said,^➔^H559 Seemeth it^H7043 to you^H5869^➔ a light thing to be^H2859^➔ a king's^H4428 son in law,^➔^H2859 seeing^➔^H5869 that I^H595 am a poor^H7326 man,^H376 and lightly esteemed?^H7034

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1Sa 18:24 - And^H5046^➔ the servants^H5650 of Saul^H7586 told^➔^H5046 him, saying,^H559 On^H1697^➔ this^H428 manner^➔^H1697 spake^H1696 David.^H1732

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1Sa 18:25 - And^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said,^➔^H559 Thus^H3541 shall ye say^H559 to David,^H1732 The king^H4428 desireth^H2656 not^H369 any dowry,^H4119 but^H3588 an hundred^H3967 foreskins^H6190 of the Philistines,^H6430 to be avenged^H5358 of the king's^H4428 enemies.^H341 But Saul^H7586 thought^H2803 to make^H5307^➔ David^H1732 fall^➔^H5307 by the hand^H3027 of the Philistines.^H6430

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1Sa 18:26 - And when^H5046^➔ his servants^H5650 told^➔^H5046 David^H1732 these^H428 words,^H1697 it pleased^H3474 David^H1732 well^H5869 to be^H2859^➔ the king's^H4428 son in law:^➔^H2859 and^H3808^➔ the days^H3117 were^H4390^➔ not^➔^H3808 expired.^➔^H4390

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1Sa 18:27 - Wherefore^H6965^➔ David^H1732 arose^➔^H6965 and went,^H3212 he^H1931 and his men,^H376 and slew^H5221 of the Philistines^H6430 two hundred^H3967 men;^H376 and^H935^➔ David^H1732 brought^➔^H935 their foreskins,^H6190 and they gave them in full tale^H4390 to the king,^H4428 that he might be^H2859^➔ the king's^H4428 son in law.^➔^H2859 And^H5414^➔ Saul^H7586 gave^➔^H5414 him Michal^H4324 his daughter^H1323 to wife.^H802

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1Sa 18:28 - And^H7200^➔ Saul^H7586 saw^➔^H7200 and knew^H3045 that^H3588 the LORD^H3068 was with^H5973 David,^H1732 and that Michal^H4324 Saul's^H7586 daughter^H1323 loved him.^H157

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1Sa 18:29 - And^H3254^➔ Saul^H7586 was^➔^H3254^➔ yet^H5750 the more^➔^H3254 afraid^H3372 of^H6440 David;^H1732 and^H1961^➔ Saul^H7586 became^➔^H1961 David's^H1732 enemy^H341 continually.^H3605^H3117

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1Sa 18:30 - Then^H3318^➔ the princes^H8269 of the Philistines^H6430 went forth:^➔^H3318 and it came to pass,^H1961 after^H1767 they went forth,^H3318 that David^H1732 behaved himself more wisely^H7919 than all^H3605 the servants^H5650 of Saul;^H7586 so that^H3365^➔ his name^H8034 was much^H3966 set by.^➔^H3365

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