CHAP. XX. Saul's jealousy of David thee, take heed to thyself until the again to see David, saying, Bring hin morning, and abide in a secret place, up to me in the bed, that I may slay and hide thyself; 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou hiin. 16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image art, and I will commune with my fa- in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair ther of thee; and what I зee, that will for his bolster. I tell thee. 17 And Saul said unto Michai, Why + ¶ And Jonathan spake good of Da-hast thou deceived mne so, and sent vid unto Saul his father, and said unto away mine enemy, that he is escaped? bim, Let not the king sin against his And Michal answered Saul, He said servant, against David; because he unto me, Let me go; why should I bath not sinned against thee, and be kill thee? cause his works havebeen to thee-ward very good: 18T So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told 5 For he did put his life in his hand, him all that Saul had done to him, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD And he and Samuel went and dwelt in wrought a great salvation for all 1s-Naioth. rael: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against minocent blood, to slay David without a cause? 6. And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. 7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things: and Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past. 8 T And there was war again: and David went out and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him. 19 And it was told Saul, saying, Be hold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also pro phesied. 21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 22 Then went he also to Ramab, ana came to a great well that is in Sechu: 9 And the evil spirit from the LORD and he asked and said, Where are was upon Saul, as he sat in his house Samuel and David? And one said, Bewith his javelin in his hand: and Da-hold, they be at Naioth in Ramali. vid played with his hand, 23 And he went thither to Naioth in 10 And Saul sought to smite David Ramah: and the Spirit of God was even to the wall with the javelin: but upon him also, and he went on, and he slipped away out of Saul's presence prophesied, until he came to Naioth! and he smote the javelin into the wall:in Ramah. and David fled, and escaped that night. 24 And he stripped off his clothes 11 ¶ Saul also sent messengers unto also, and prophesied before Samuel in David's house, to watch him, and to like manner, and lay down naked all slay him in the morning: and Michal, that day, and all that night. WhereDavid's wife, told him, saying, If thou fore they say, Is Saul also among the eave not thy life to-night, to-morrow prophets? thou shalt be glain. CHAP. XX. 12 T So Michal let David down AND David fled from Naioth in Ra through a window; and he went, and mab, and came and said before ged, and escaped. Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my inte? 13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goat's hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. 2. And he said unto him, God forbid ; 14 And when Saul sent messengers thou shalt not die: behold, my father to take David, she said, He is sick. will do nothing, either great or sina!!, 15 And Saul sent the messengers|but that he will show it me; and wây Jonathan s covena it I. SAMUEL. should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. with David 14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the Loud, that I die not: 3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth 15 But also thou shalt not cut off thy that I have found grace in thine eyes; kindness from my house for ever; no, and he saith, Let not Jonathan know not when the Lord hath cut off the this, lest he be grieved: but truly, as enemies of David every one from the the Lono liveth, and as thy soul liv-face of the earth. eth, there is but a step between me and 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with death. the house of David, saying, Let the 4 Then said Jonathan unto David, LonD even require it at the hand of Whatsoever thy soul desireth, 1 will]David's enemies. even do it for thee. 5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new-moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. 6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me, that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. 7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him : for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 18 T Then Jonathan said to David, To-morrow is the new-moon; and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. 19. And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. 8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly 21 And, behold, I will send a lad, say with thy servant; for thou hast brought|ing, Go, find out the arrows. Iflexthyservant into a covenant of the LonD pressly say unto the lad, Behold, the with thee: notwithstanding, if there arrows are on this side of thee, take be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for them; then come thou: for there is why shouldest thou bring me to thy peace to thee, and no hurt, as the father? Lond liveth. 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from 22 But if I say thus unto the young thec: for if knew certainly that evil man, Behold, the arrows are beyond were determined by my father to come thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? sent thee away. 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 11 T And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 ¶ And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to-morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and show it thee; 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lond be between thee and me forever. 24 T So David hid himself in the field: and when the new-moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty. 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Some 13 The Lono do so and much more to thing, hath befallen him, he' is not Jonathan: but if it please my father clean; surely he is not clean. to do thee evil, then I will show it thee, 27 And it came to pass on the mor. and send thee away, that thou mayest row, which was the second day of the go in peace; and the Lonn be with month, that David's place was empty: thee, as he hath been with my father. [and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Saul's anger kindled CHAP. XXI. against Jonathan. Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse 41 T And as soon as the lad was gone, to meat,neither yesterday,nor to day? David arose out of a place toward the 28 And Jonathan answered Saul, Da-south,and fell on his face to the ground, vid earnestly asked leave of me to go and bowed himself three times; and to Beth-lebem: 29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee: for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there; and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my Brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table. 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto bim, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not 1 know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thy own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness ? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die. 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain ? what hath he done? 33 AndSaul cast a javelin at him to smite him whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David. : 34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame. 35 ¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. they kissed one another, and wept one CHAP. XXI. HEN cameDavid to Nob to Ahim THEN cum Pavid to Noto Alich was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why artthou alone, and no man with thee? 2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have ap pointed my servants to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore what is under thy hand ? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or what there is present. 4 And the priest answered David,and said, There is no common bread under my hand,but there is ballowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 5 And David answered the priest,and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days,since I came out, and the vessels 36 And he said unto his Ind, Run, find of the young men are holy, and the out now the arrows which I shoot.jbread is in a manner common, yea, And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jouathan had shot,Jonathan cried after the lad, land said, Is not the arrow beyond thee? 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed,haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 39 But the lad knew not any thing; only Jonathan and David knew the Duter. though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shew-bread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day it was taken away. 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. 8 ¶ And David said unto Alimelech, 40 And Jonathan gave his artillery And is there not here under thy hand vato his lad, and said unto him, Go, spear or sword? for I have neither carry them to the city, brought my sword nor my weaponɛ I. SAMUEL David in the care of Addullam. with me, because the king s business 6 T And the prophet Gad said unto equired haste. David, Abide not in the hold; depart 9 And the priest said, The sword of aid get the into the land of Judah. Goliath the Philistine, whom thou Then David departed, and came into slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, the forest of Hareth. t is here wrapped in a cloth behind 6T When Saul heard that David was the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take discovered,and the men that were with it: for there is no other save that here. [him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under And David said, There is none like a tree in Ramah, having his spear in that; give it me. his hand, and all his servants were standing about him ;) 10 T And David arose and fed that day for fear of Saul,and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul nath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands ? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thou sands, and captains of hundreds; 8 That all of you have conspired against me,and there is none that showeth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there i none of you that is sorry for me, o stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait as at this day? 13 And he changed his behaviour be-showeth unto me that my son hath fore them, and feigned himself mad in their hands,and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? 15 Have I need of madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madinan in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house ? DAV CHAP. XXII. 91 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 And he inquired of the Lond for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Abitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob; and they came all of them to the king, 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. AVID therefore departed thence and escaped to the cave Addullam: aud when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thitherto him. 2And every one that was in distress, 13 And Saul said unto him, Why and every one that was in debt, and have ye conspired against me,thou and every one that was discontented, gath-the son of Jesse,in that thou hast given ered themselves unto him; and he be aim bread, and a sword, and hast incame a captain over them and there 'quired of God for him, that he should were with him about four hundred rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day P men. 3 ¶ And David went thence to Miz-| 14 Then Ahimelech answered the pel of Moab; and he said unto the king, and said, And who is so faithful king of Moab, Let my father and my among all thy servants as David, which mother, I pray thee, come forth, and is the king's son in-law, and goeth at be with you, till I know what God thy bidding, and is honourable in thy will do for me. house ? 4 And he brought them before the 15 Did I then begin to inquire of God King of Moab : and they dwelt with for him? be it far from me: let not the im all the while that David was inking impute any thing unto his ser the hold. [vant, nor to all the house of my father Noh destroyed. CHAP. XXIII David rescueth Keilah. for thy servant knew nothing of all lah; for I will deliver the Philistines this, less or more. into thy haud. 16 And the king said, Thou shalt 5 So David and his men went to Keisurely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all lah, and fought with the Philistines, thy father's house. and brought away their cattle, and And the king said unto the foot-smote them with a great slaughter. men that stood about him, Turn, and So David saved the inhabitants of slay the priests of the Lond; because Keilah, their hard also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. 7 T And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Sarıl said, God hath delivered him into my band ; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. 8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men, 19 And Nob, the city of the priests,! 9 ¶ And David knew that Saul sesmote he with the edge of the sword, cretly practised mischief against him; both men and women, children and and he said to Abiathar the priest, sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and Bring hither the ephod. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come sheep, with the edge of the sword, 10 Then said David, O Lonn God of 20 ¶ And one of the sons of Ahime-Israel,thy servant hath certainly heard ech, the son of Ahitab, named Abia- that Saul seeketh to come to Keilab, thar, escaped, and fled after David, to destroy the city for my sake. 21 And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests. 22 And David said unto Abiathar, 1] down, as thy servant hath heard? Q knew it that day, when Dorg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: 1 have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. CHAP. XXIII. Lonn God of Israel. I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilal deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up. 15¶ Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was Thold, the Philstars, slitingimet HEN they told David, saying, Be-told Saul that David was escaped from hold, the Philistines fight against Keilah; and he forbare to go forth. Keilah, and they rob the threshing. 14 And David abode in the wilder foors. ness in strong holds, and remained in 2 Therefore David mquired of the a mountain in the wilderness of Zipn., Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite And Saul sought him every day, but these Pailistines ? And the Lord said | God delivered him not into his hand. unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah, 3 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines ? 15And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life; and David teas ia the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. 16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 17. And he said unto him, Fear not : 4 Then David inquired of the LORD for the hand of Saul my father shal' yet again. And the LORD answered not find thee; and then shalt be king him and said, Arise, go down to Kei-Jover Israel, and I shall be next unti |