1 Samuel 18:5-16
1599 Geneva Bible
5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself [a]wisely: so that Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 ¶ When they came again, and David returned from the slaughter of the [b]Philistine, the women came out of all cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with instruments of joy, and with rebecks.
7 And the women [c]sang by course in their play, and said, (A)Saul hath slain his thousand, and David his ten thousand.
8 Therefore Saul was exceedingly wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousand, and to me they have ascribed but a thousand, and what can he have more save the kingdom?
9 Wherefore Saul [d]had an eye on David from that day forward.
10 ¶ And on the morrow, the evil spirit of God came upon Saul, and he [e]prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand like as at other times, and there was a spear in Saul’s hand.
11 And Saul took the spear, and said, I will smite David through to the wall. But David avoided twice out of his presence.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13 Therefore Saul put him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand, and he went [f]out and in before the people.
14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways: for the Lord was with him.
15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he was very wise, he was afraid of him.
16 For all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and in before them.
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- 1 Samuel 18:5 That is, he prospered in all his doings.
- 1 Samuel 18:6 To wit, Goliath.
- 1 Samuel 18:7 Hebrew, answered, playing.
- 1 Samuel 18:9 Because he bare him envy and hatred.
- 1 Samuel 18:10 That is, spake as a man beside himself: for so the people abused this word, when they could not understand.
- 1 Samuel 18:13 Meaning, he was captain over the people.
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