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1 Samuel 18 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Jonathan and David

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Now it came about, when he had finished speaking to Saul, that [fn]Jonathan committed himself to David, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:2 - And Saul took him that day and did not let him return to his father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:3 - Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:4 - Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his military gear, including his sword, his bow, and his belt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:5 - And David went into battle wherever Saul sent him, and always [fn]achieved success; so Saul put him in charge of the men of war. And it was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

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Now it happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy and with other [fn]musical instruments.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:7 - The women sang as they [fn]played, and said,

“Saul has slain his thousands,

And David his ten thousands.”

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Then Saul became very angry, for this lyric [fn]displeased him; and he said, “They have given David credit for ten thousands, but to me they have given credit for only thousands! Now what more can he have but the kingdom?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:9 - And Saul eyed David with suspicion from that day on.

Saul Turns against David

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Now it came about on the next day that an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house while David was playing the harp with his hand, [fn]as usual; and [fn]a spear was in Saul’s hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:11 - Then Saul hurled the spear, for he thought, “I will [fn]pin David to the wall.” But David [fn]escaped from his presence, twice.

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Now Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him but had left Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:13 - So Saul removed him from [fn]his presence and appointed him as his commander of a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:14 - David was [fn]successful in all his ways, for the LORD was with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:15 - When Saul saw that he was [fn]very successful, he was afraid of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:16 - But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he would go out to battle and [fn]return [fn]before them.

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Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife, only be a valiant man for me and fight the LORD’S battles.” For Saul thought, “My hand shall not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:18 - But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who is my family, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be the king’s son-in-law?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:19 - So it came about at the time that Merab, Saul’s daughter, was to be given to David, that she was given instead to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.

David Marries Saul’s Daughter

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Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. When they informed Saul, the thing was pleasing [fn]to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:21 - For Saul thought, “I will give her to him so that she may become a trap for him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David, “For a second time you may become my son-in-law, today.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:22 - Then Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in secret, saying, ‘Behold, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you; now then, become the king’s son-in-law.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:23 - So Saul’s servants spoke these words [fn]to David. But David said, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am only a poor man and insignificant?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:24 - Then Saul’s servants reported to him, saying, “[fn]These are the words David spoke.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:25 - Saul then said, “This is what you shall say to David: ‘The king does not desire any dowry except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’” But Saul plotted to have David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:26 - When his servants told David these words, [fn]it pleased David to become the king’s son-in-law. So [fn]before the time had expired,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:27 - David set out and went, he and his men, and fatally struck two hundred men among the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they presented all two hundred of them to the king, so that he might become the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal as a wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:28 - When Saul saw and realized that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:29 - then Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David’s enemy continually.

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Then the commanders of the Philistines went to battle, and it happened as often as they went out, that David was more [fn]successful than all the servants of Saul. So his name was held in high esteem.

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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit the soul of Jonathan was joined to the soul of
Or acted wisely
Possibly three-stringed lutes
Or danced
Lit was evil in his eyes
Lit day by day
Lit the
Lit strike David and the wall
Lit turned about
Lit with him
Or acting wisely
Or acting very wisely
Lit come in
Or leading them
Lit in his sight
Lit in the ears of
Lit According to these words David
Lit the thing was pleasing in the sight of
Lit the days were not fulfilled, and
Or wise
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