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1 Samuel 18:7-14 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

7. And the women sang, as they played, saying, "Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand."

8. Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: "They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?"

9. Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.

10. Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.

11. And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.

12. And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.

13. Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.

14. Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.

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