Now Saul told
Jonathan
his son
and all
his servants
ato put
David
to death
. But bJonathan
, Saul's
son
, greatly
delighted
in David
.
So Jonathan told
David
saying
, "Saul
my father
is seeking
to put
you to death
. Now
therefore, please
be on guard
in the morning
, and stay
in a secret
place
and hide
yourself.
"I will go out and stand
beside
my father
in the field
where
you are, and I will speak
with my father
about you; aif I 1find
out anything
, then I will tell
you."
Then Jonathan aspoke
well
of David
to Saul
his father
and said
to him, " bDo not let the king
sin
against his servant
David
, since
he has not sinned
against you, and since
his deeds
have been very
1beneficial
to you.
"For ahe took his life
in his hand
and struck
the Philistine
, and bthe LORD
brought
about
a great
deliverance
for all
Israel
; you saw
it and rejoiced
. cWhy
then will you sin
against innocent
blood
by putting
David
to death
without
a cause
?"
Saul listened
to the voice
of Jonathan
, and Saul
vowed
, "As the LORD
lives
, he shall not be put
to death
."
Then Jonathan called
David
, and Jonathan
told
him all
these
words
. And Jonathan
brought
David
to Saul
, and he was in his presence
as aformerly
.
When there was war again
, David
went
out and fought
with the Philistines
and 1defeated
them with great
slaughter
, so that they fled
before
him.
Now there was aan evil spirit
from the LORD
on Saul
as he was sitting
in his house
bwith his spear
in his hand
, cand David
was playing
the harp with his hand
.
aSaul tried
to 1pin
David
to the wall
with the spear
, but he slipped
away
out of Saul's
presence
, so that he 2stuck
the spear
into the wall
. And David
fled
and escaped
that night
.
Then aSaul sent
messengers
to David's
house
to watch
him, in order to put
him to death
in the morning
. But Michal
, David's
wife
, told
him, saying
, "If
you do not save
your life
tonight
, tomorrow
you will be put
to death
."
aSo Michal let
David
down
through
a window
, and he went
out and fled
and escaped
.
Michal took
athe 1household
idol
and laid
it on the bed
, and put
a quilt
of goats'
hair at its head
, and covered
it with clothes
.
When Saul sent
messengers
to take
David
, she said
, " aHe is sick
."
Then Saul sent
messengers
to see
David
, saying
, "Bring
him up to me on 1his bed
, that I may put
him to death
."
When the messengers entered
, behold
, the 1household
idol
was on the bed
with the quilt
of goats'
hair at its head
.
So Saul said
to Michal
, "Why
have you deceived
me like
this
and let
my enemy
go
, so that he has escaped
?" And Michal
said
to Saul
, "He said
to me, `Let
me go
! aWhy
should I put
you to death
?' "
Now David fled
and escaped
and came
ato Samuel
at Ramah
, and told
him all
that Saul
had done
to him. And he and Samuel
went
and stayed
in bNaioth
.
It was told Saul
, saying
, "Behold
, David
is at Naioth
in Ramah
."
Then aSaul sent
messengers
to take
David
, but when they saw
bthe company
of the prophets
prophesying
, with Samuel
standing
and presiding
over
them, the Spirit
of God
came
upon the messengers
of Saul
; and cthey also
prophesied
.
When it was told Saul
, he sent
other
messengers
, and they also
prophesied
. So Saul
sent
messengers
again
the third
time
, and they also
prophesied
.
Then he himself went
to Ramah
and came
as far
as the large
well
that is in Secu
; and he asked
and said
, "Where
are Samuel
and David
?" And someone said
, "Behold
, they are at Naioth
in Ramah
."
He 1proceeded there
to Naioth
in Ramah
; and athe Spirit
of God
came
upon him also
, so that he went
along prophesying
continually
until
he came
to Naioth
in Ramah
.
He also stripped
off
his clothes
, and he too
prophesied
before
Samuel
and 1lay
down
2 anaked
all
that day
and all
that night
. Therefore
they say
, " bIs Saul
also
among the prophets
?"