1. When David finished talking with Saul, Jonathan felt very close to David. He loved David as much as he loved himself.
2. Saul kept David with him from that day on. He did not let David go home to his father’s house.
3. Jonathan made an agreement with David. He did this because he loved David as much as himself.
4. He took off his coat and gave it to David. He also gave David his uniform, including his sword, bow and belt.
5. Saul sent David to fight in different battles. And David was very successful. Then Saul put David over the soldiers. When he did this, Saul’s officers and all the other people were pleased.
6. After David had killed the Philistine, he and the men returned home. Women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul. They sang songs of joy, danced and played tambourines and stringed instruments.
7. As they played, they sang,“Saul has killed thousands of his enemies.But David has killed tens of thousands!”
8. The women’s song upset Saul, and he became very angry. He thought, “The women say David has killed tens of thousands of enemies. But they say I killed only thousands of enemies. The only thing left for him to have is the kingdom!”
9. So Saul watched David closely from then on. He was jealous of him.
10. The next day an evil spirit from God entered Saul with power. And he prophesied in his house. David was playing the harp as he usually did. But Saul had a spear in his hand.
11. He raised the spear and thought, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David got away from him two times.