1 Samuel 18:1-16
Saul's Regard Changes to Hatred... [ Continue Reading ]
Saul's Regard Changes to Hatred... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, when David had given the king the information which he desired concerning his family, THAT THE SOUL OF JONATHAN, the heroic son of Saul, WAS KNIT WITH THE SOUL OF DAVID, chained to his in a firm and inseparable union, bound by the b... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house; he was now permanently in the king's service, and could no more, as he formerly did, 1 Samuel 17:15, return home from time to time to assist in the work and to perform his shepherd's duties.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, a formal sealing of their mutual love and friendship, BECAUSE HE LOVED HIM AS HIS OWN SOUL; they promised each other perpetual friendship.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jonathan, as a testimony and token of his love and friendship, STRIPPED HIMSELF OF THE ROBE THAT WAS UPON HIM, AND GAVE IT TO DAVID, AND HIS GARMENTS, EVEN TO HIS SWORD AND TO HIS BOW AND TO HIS GIRDLE. Thus the barrier of rank and position was completely set aside; for Jonathan's object was not... [ Continue Reading ]
And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, on any campaign for which the king thought his military ability fitted him, AND BEHAVED HIMSELF WISELY, being both prudent and prosperous; AND SAUL SET HIM OVER THE MEN OF WAR, made him commander of a body of soldiers, AND HE WAS ACCEPTED IN THE SIGHT... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, as they came, when the army returned from the pursuit of the Philistines to celebrate the victory, WHEN DAVID WAS RETURNED FROM THE SLAUGHTER OF THE PHILISTINE, THAT THE WOMEN CAME OUT OF ALL CITIES OF ISRAEL, to celebrate the victory in the proper manner, SINGING AND DANCING, T... [ Continue Reading ]
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands. They not only performed choral dances, but also alternate dances intended to interpret the battle and the victory, while, at the same time, they raised their voices in antiphonal s... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul was very wroth, his jealousy immediately flared up, AND THE SAYING DISPLEASED HIM; AND HE SAID, THEY HAVE ASCRIBED UNTO DAVID TEN THOUSANDS AND TO ME THEY HAVE ASCRIBED BUT THOUSANDS; AND WHAT CAN HE HAVE MORE BUT THE KINGDOM? All that was missing in David's case was the royal dignity and p... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward, he looked upon him with envious suspicion.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass on the morrow that the evil spirit from God, 1 Samuel 16:13, CAME UPON SAUL, AND HE PROPHESIED IN THE MIDST OF THE HOUSE, he raged and raved in madness; AND DAVID PLAYED WITH HIS HAND, performed on the harp, AS AT OTHER TIMES; AND THERE WAS A JAVELIN, a small spear used as a scep... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul cast the javelin, made a lunge at him; FOR HE SAID, I WILL SMITE DAVID EVEN TO THE WALL WITH IT, pass it through David into the wall. AND DAVID AVOIDED OUT OF HIS PRESENCE TWICE, he dodged the attack, but remained at his post in the attempt to soothe the king, to drive away his madness.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, as all the evidence plainly showed, AND WAS DEPARTED FROM SAUL; the king felt more and more that he had been forsaken and rejected by the Lord in favor of David.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore Saul removed him from him, from his position at court, where he was sheltered, AND MADE HIM HIS CAPTAIN OVER A THOUSAND, probably promoted him to a higher position in the army; AND HE WENT OUT AND CAME IN BEFORE THE PEOPLE, in various military campaigns.... [ Continue Reading ]
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways, he used good judgment in all his undertakings and was correspondingly successful; AND THE LORD WAS WITH HIM, crowning his work with blessing.... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore, when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him, every new incident showing the trend of affairs added new fuel to the fire of his jealousy and anger, as well as to his fear.... [ Continue Reading ]
But all Israel and Judah loved David because he went out and came in before them; their regard for him increased as they noted that he went about his business quietly and effectively, and that all his military undertakings were successful. All believers are bound to expect hatred on the part of the... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife, in fufilling the promise which was well known to all the soldiers of the army, 1 Samuel 17:25; ONLY BE THOU VALIANT FOR ME, distinguished for courage, AND FIGHT THE LORD'S BATTLES. This was not a condition, but an... [ Continue Reading ]
SAUL PLANS TO HAVE DAVID REMOVED... [ Continue Reading ]
And David said unto Saul, in true modesty, without the least suspicion of Saul's guile, WHO AM I? AND WHAT IS MY LIFE OR MY FATHER'S FAMILY IN ISRAEL THAT I SHOULD BE SON-IN-LAW TO THE KING? David implied that neither his own person nor his position in life, nor his family connections made him worth... [ Continue Reading ]
But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David that she was given unto Adriel, the Meholathite, to wife. It was simply a whim of Saul's which caused him to break his promise to David, for he grew more capricious as the years went by.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him, this turn of affairs promised to fit well with his plans.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul said, I will give him her that she may be a snare to him, serve as a bait or lure to him, AND THAT THE HAND OF THE PHILISTINES MAY BE AGAINST HIM; he had a scheme in mind which would surely be successful. WHEREFORE SAUL SAID TO DAVID, THOU SHALT THIS DAY BE MY SON-IN-LAW IN THE ONE OF THE T... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, as if they did it without the king's knowledge, AND SAY, BEHOLD, THE KING HATH DELIGHT IN THEE, AND ALL HIS SERVANTS LOVE THEE; NOW, THEREFORE, BE THE KING'S SON-IN-LAW. The offer was pure hypocrisy, and all the more revolting sin... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David, remembering his first experience with Saul, SAID, SEEMETH IT TO YOU A LIGHT THING, a small matter, TO BE A KING'S SON-IN-LAW, SEEING THAT I AM A POOR MAN AND LIGHTLY ESTEEMED? His experience in the matter of Merab had impressed u... [ Continue Reading ]
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David, stating the objections advanced by David.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul said, still with the same anxiety to attain his object, THUS SHALL YE SAY TO DAVID, THE KING DESIRETH NOT ANY DOWRY, BUT AN HUNDRED FORESKINS OF THE PHILISTINES, taken, of course, from their dead bodies, TO BE AVENGED OF THE KING'S ENEMIES. BUT SAUL THOUGHT TO MAKE DAVID FALL BY THE HAND OF... [ Continue Reading ]
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law, especially since he was to win Michal by a heroic achievement; AND THE DAYS WERE NOT EXPIRED, that is, the period set by Saul for obtaining the morning-gift.... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, the thousand of whom he was commander, AND SLEW OF THE PHILISTINES TWO HUNDRED MEN; AND DAVID BROUGHT THEIR FORESKINS, AND THEY GAVE THEM IN FULL TALE TO THE KING, counted them out in full number, not only those required, but the hundred extra ones as... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, it was so obvious that he could not close his eyes against the fact, AND THAT MICHAL, SAUL'S DAUGHTER, LOVED HIM; even the fact of her love for David was a thorn in the king's side.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David, for it was evident that God shielded the young man against his wicked designs; AND SAUL BECAME DAVID'S ENEMY CONTINUALLY, all the days of his life.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth, in campaigns to overthrow the power of Israel; AND IT CAME TO PASS, AFTER THEY WENT FORTH, THAT DAVID BEHAVED HIMSELF MORE WISELY THAN ALL THE SERVANTS OF SAUL, he always exercised prudent judgment and thus had success in his undertakings, SO THAT HIS... [ Continue Reading ]