6. David would go out to fight against the Philistines. On the way home, after the battles, women in every town in Israel would come out to meet him. They sang and danced for joy as they played their tambourines and lyres. They did this right in front of Saul!
7. The women sang, “Saul has killed his thousands, but David has killed tens of thousands.”
8. This song upset Saul and he became very angry. Saul thought, “The women give David credit for killing tens of thousands of the enemy, and they give me credit for only thousands. A little more of this and they will give him the kingdom itself!”
9. So from that time on, Saul watched David very closely.
10. The next day, an evil spirit from God took control of Saul and he went wild in his house. David played the harp to calm him as he usually did,
11. but Saul had a spear in his hand. He thought, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” Saul threw the spear twice, but David jumped out of the way both times.