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1 Samuel 18:2-13 Darby Translation 1890 (DARBY)

2. And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.

3. And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

4. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

5. And David went forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; and 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. And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambours, with joy, and with triangles.

7. And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

8. And Saul was very wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed the thousands; and what is there more for him but the kingdom?

9. And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

10. And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's hand.

11. And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him twice.

12. And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul.

13. And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

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