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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

Copyright (c) 1985-2007

1:1 Now there provoked her

was a certain man sore, for to make

of her fret, because

Ramathaimzophim, the LORD had shut

of mount Ephraim, up her womb.

and his name 1:7 And [as] he

[was] Elkanah, did so year by

the son of year, when she

Jeroham, the son went up to the

of Elihu, the son house of the

of Tohu, the son LORD, so she

of Zuph, an provoked her;

Ephrathite: therefore she

1:2 And he had wept, and did not

two wives; the eat.

name of the one 1:8 Then said

[was] Hannah, and Elkanah her

the name of the husband to her,

other Peninnah: Hannah, why

and Peninnah had weepest thou? and

children, but why eatest thou

Hannah had no not? and why is

children. thy heart

1:3 And this man grieved? [am] not

went up out of I better to thee

his city yearly than ten sons?

to worship and to 1:9 So Hannah

sacrifice unto rose up after

the LORD of hosts they had eaten in

in Shiloh. And Shiloh, and after

the two sons of they had drunk.

Eli, Hophni and Now Eli the

Phinehas, the priest sat upon a

priests of the seat by a post of

LORD, [were] the temple of the

there. LORD.

1:4 And when the 1:10 And she

time was that [was] in

Elkanah offered, bitterness of

he gave to soul, and prayed

Peninnah his unto the LORD,

wife, and to all and wept sore.

her sons and her 1:11 And she

daughters, vowed a vow, and

portions: said, O LORD of

1:5 But unto hosts, if thou

Hannah he gave a wilt indeed look

worthy portion; on the affliction

for he loved of thine

Hannah: but the handmaid, and

LORD had shut up remember me, and

her womb. not forget thine

1:6 And her handmaid, but

adversary also wilt give unto

thine handmaid a God of Israel

man child, then I grant [thee] thy

will give him petition that

unto the LORD all thou hast asked

the days of his of him.

life, and there 1:18 And she

shall no razor said, Let thine

come upon his handmaid find

head. grace in thy

1:12 And it came sight. So the

to pass, as she woman went her

continued praying way, and did eat,

before the LORD, and her

that Eli marked countenance was

her mouth. no more [sad].

1:13 Now Hannah, 1:19 And they

she spake in her rose up in the

heart; only her morning early,

lips moved, but and worshipped

her voice was not before the LORD,

heard: therefore and returned, and

Eli thought she came to their

had been drunken. house to Ramah:

and Elkanah knew

1:14 And Eli Hannah his wife;

said unto her, and the LORD

How long wilt remembered her.

thou be drunken? 1:20 Wherefore

put away thy wine it came to pass,

from thee. when the time was

1:15 And Hannah come about after

answered and Hannah had

said, No, my conceived, that

lord, I [am] a she bare a son,

woman of a and called his

sorrowful spirit: name Samuel,

I have drunk [saying], Because

neither wine nor I have asked him

strong drink, but of the LORD.

have poured out 1:21 And the man

my soul before Elkanah, and all

the LORD. his house, went

1:16 Count not up to offer unto

thine handmaid the LORD the

for a daughter of yearly sacrifice,

Belial: for out and his vow.

of the abundance 1:22 But Hannah

of my complaint went not up; for

and grief have I she said unto her

spoken hitherto. husband, [I will

1:17 Then Eli not go up] until

answered and the child be

said, Go in weaned, and

peace: and the [then] I will

bring him, that as long as he

he may appear liveth he shall

before the LORD, be lent to the

and there abide LORD. And he

for ever. worshipped the

1:23 And Elkanah LORD there.

her husband said 2:1 And Hannah

unto her, Do what prayed, and said,

seemeth thee My heart

good; tarry until rejoiceth in the

thou have weaned LORD, mine horn

him; only the is exalted in the

LORD establish LORD: my mouth is

his word. So the enlarged over

woman abode, and mine enemies;

gave her son suck because I rejoice

until she weaned in thy salvation.

him.

1:24 And when 2:2 [There is]

she had weaned none holy as the

him, she took him LORD: for [there

up with her, with is] none beside

three bullocks, thee: neither [is

and one ephah of there] any rock

flour, and a like our God.

bottle of wine, 2:3 Talk no more

and brought him so exceeding

unto the house of proudly; let

the LORD in [not] arrogancy

Shiloh: and the come out of your

child [was] mouth: for the

young. LORD [is] a God

1:25 And they of knowledge, and

slew a bullock, by him actions

and brought the are weighed.

child to Eli. 2:4 The bows of

1:26 And she the mighty men

said, Oh my lord, [are] broken, and

[as] thy soul they that

liveth, my lord, stumbled are

I [am] the woman girded with

that stood by strength.

thee here, 2:5 [They that

praying unto the were] full have

LORD. hired out

1:27 For this themselves for

child I prayed; bread; and [they

and the LORD hath that were] hungry

given me my ceased: so that

petition which I the barren hath

asked of him: born seven; and

1:28 Therefore she that hath

also I have lent many children is

him to the LORD; waxed feeble.

2:6 The LORD minister unto the

killeth, and LORD before Eli

maketh alive: he the priest.

bringeth down to 2:12 Now the

the grave, and sons of Eli

bringeth up. [were] sons of

2:7 The LORD Belial; they knew

maketh poor, and not the LORD.

maketh rich: he 2:13 And the

bringeth low, and priests' custom

lifteth up. with the people

2:8 He raiseth [was, that], when

up the poor out any man offered

of the dust, sacrifice, the

[and] lifteth up priest's servant

the beggar from came, while the

the dunghill, to flesh was in

set [them] among seething, with a

princes, and to fleshhook of

make them inherit three teeth in

the throne of his hand;

glory: for the 2:14 And he

pillars of the struck [it] into

earth [are] the the pan, or

LORD's, and he kettle, or

hath set the caldron, or pot;

world upon them. all that the

2:9 He will keep fleshhook brought

the feet of his up the priest

saints, and the took for himself.

wicked shall be So they did in

silent in Shiloh, unto all

darkness; for by the Israelites

strength shall no that came

man prevail. thither.

2:10 The 2:15 Also before

adversaries of they burnt the

the LORD shall be fat, the priest's

broken to pieces; servant came, and

out of heaven said to the man

shall he thunder that sacrificed,

upon them: the Give flesh to

LORD shall judge roast for the

the ends of the priest; for he

earth; and he will not have

shall give sodden flesh of

strength unto his thee, but raw.

king, and exalt 2:16 And [if]

the horn of his any man said unto

anointed. him, Let them not

2:11 And Elkanah fail to burn the

went to Ramah to fat presently,

his house. And and [then] take

the child did [as much] as thy

soul desireth; 2:22 Now Eli was

then he would very old, and

answer him, heard all that

[Nay]; but thou his sons did unto

shalt give [it all Israel; and

me] now: and if how they lay with

not, I will take the women that

[it] by force. assembled [at]

2:17 Wherefore the door of the

the sin of the tabernacle of the

young men was congregation.

very great before 2:23 And he said

the LORD: for men unto them, Why do

abhorred the ye such things?

offering of the for I hear of

LORD. your evil

2:18 But Samuel dealings by all

ministered before this people.

the LORD, [being] 2:24 Nay, my

a child, girded sons; for [it is]

with a linen no good report

ephod. that I hear: ye

2:19 Moreover make the LORD's

his mother made people to

him a little transgress.

coat, and brought 2:25 If one man

[it] to him from sin against

year to year, another, the

when she came up judge shall judge

with her husband him: but if a man

to offer the sin against the

yearly sacrifice. LORD, who shall

entreat for him?

2:20 And Eli Notwithstanding

blessed Elkanah they hearkened

and his wife, and not unto the

said, The LORD voice of their

give thee seed of father, because

this woman for the LORD would

the loan which is slay them.

lent to the LORD. 2:26 And the

And they went child Samuel grew

unto their own on, and was in

home. favour both with

2:21 And the the LORD, and

LORD visited also with men.

Hannah, so that 2:27 And there

she conceived, came a man of God

and bare three unto Eli, and

sons and two said unto him,

daughters. And Thus saith the

the child Samuel LORD, Did I

grew before the plainly appear

LORD. unto the house of

thy father, when days come, that I

they were in will cut off

Egypt in thine arm, and

Pharaoh's house? the arm of thy

2:28 And did I father's house,

choose him out of that there shall

all the tribes of not be an old man

Israel [to be] my in thine house.

priest, to offer 2:32 And thou

upon mine altar, shalt see an

to burn incense, enemy [in my]

to wear an ephod habitation, in

before me? and all [the wealth]

did I give unto which [God] shall

the house of thy give Israel: and

father all the there shall not

offerings made by be an old man in

fire of the thine house for

children of ever.

Israel? 2:33 And the man

2:29 Wherefore of thine, [whom]

kick ye at my I shall not cut

sacrifice and at off from mine

mine offering, altar, [shall be]

which I have to consume thine

commanded [in my] eyes, and to

habitation; and grieve thine

honourest thy heart: and all

sons above me, to the increase of

make yourselves thine house shall

fat with the die in the flower

chiefest of all of their age.

the offerings of 2:34 And this

Israel my people? [shall be] a sign

unto thee, that

2:30 Wherefore shall come upon

the LORD God of thy two sons, on

Israel saith, I Hophni and

said indeed Phinehas; in one

[that] thy house, day they shall

and the house of die both of them.

thy father,

should walk 2:35 And I will

before me for raise me up a

ever: but now the faithful priest,

LORD saith, Be it [that] shall do

far from me; for according to

them that honour [that] which [is]

me I will honour, in mine heart and

and they that in my mind: and I

despise me shall will build him a

be lightly sure house; and

esteemed. he shall walk

2:31 Behold, the before mine

anointed for calledst me. And

ever. he said, I called

2:36 And it not; lie down

shall come to again. And he

pass, [that] went and lay

every one that is down.

left in thine 3:6 And the LORD

house shall come called yet again,

[and] crouch to Samuel. And

him for a piece Samuel arose and

of silver and a went to Eli, and

morsel of bread, said, Here [am]

and shall say, I; for thou didst

Put me, I pray call me. And he

thee, into one of answered, I

the priests' called not, my

offices, that I son; lie down

may eat a piece again.

of bread. 3:7 Now Samuel

3:1 And the did not yet know

child Samuel the LORD, neither

ministered unto was the word of

the LORD before the LORD yet

Eli. And the word revealed unto

of the LORD was him.

precious in those 3:8 And the LORD

days; [there was] called Samuel

no open vision. again the third

3:2 And it came time. And he

to pass at that arose and went to

time, when Eli Eli, and said,

[was] laid down Here [am] I; for

in his place, and thou didst call

his eyes began to me. And Eli

wax dim, [that] perceived that

he could not see; the LORD had

called the child.

3:3 And ere the

lamp of God went 3:9 Therefore

out in the temple Eli said unto

of the LORD, Samuel, Go, lie

where the ark of down: and it

God [was], and shall be, if he

Samuel was laid call thee, that

down [to sleep]; thou shalt say,

3:4 That the Speak, LORD; for

LORD called thy servant

Samuel: and he heareth. So

answered, Here Samuel went and

[am] I. lay down in his

3:5 And he ran place.

unto Eli, and 3:10 And the

said, Here [am] LORD came, and

I; for thou stood, and called

as at other show Eli the

times, Samuel, vision.

Samuel. Then 3:16 Then Eli

Samuel answered, called Samuel,

Speak; for thy and said, Samuel,

servant heareth. my son. And he

3:11 And the answered, Here

LORD said to [am] I.

Samuel, Behold, I 3:17 And he

will do a thing said, What [is]

in Israel, at the thing that

which both the [the LORD] hath

ears of every one said unto thee? I

that heareth it pray thee hide

shall tingle. [it] not from me:

3:12 In that day God do so to

I will perform thee, and more

against Eli all also, if thou

[things] which I hide [any] thing

have spoken from me of all

concerning his the things that

house: when I he said unto

begin, I will thee.

also make an end. 3:18 And Samuel

told him every

3:13 For I have whit, and hid

told him that I nothing from him.

will judge his And he said, It

house for ever [is] the LORD:

for the iniquity let him do what

which he knoweth; seemeth him good.

because his sons

made themselves 3:19 And Samuel

vile, and he grew, and the

restrained them LORD was with

not. him, and did let

3:14 And none of his words

therefore I have fall to the

sworn unto the ground.

house of Eli, 3:20 And all

that the iniquity Israel from Dan

of Eli's house even to Beersheba

shall not be knew that Samuel

purged with [was] established

sacrifice nor [to be] a prophet

offering for of the LORD.

ever. 3:21 And the

3:15 And Samuel LORD appeared

lay until the again in Shiloh:

morning, and for the LORD

opened the doors revealed himself

of the house of to Samuel in

the LORD. And Shiloh by the

Samuel feared to word of the LORD.

dwelleth

4:1 And the word [between] the

of Samuel came to cherubims: and

all Israel. Now the two sons of

Israel went out Eli, Hophni and

against the Phinehas, [were]

Philistines to there with the

battle, and ark of the

pitched beside covenant of God.

Ebenezer: and the 4:5 And when the

Philistines ark of the

pitched in Aphek. covenant of the

LORD came into

4:2 And the the camp, all

Philistines put Israel shouted

themselves in with a great

array against shout, so that

Israel: and when the earth rang

they joined again.

battle, Israel 4:6 And when the

was smitten Philistines heard

before the the noise of the

Philistines: and shout, they said,

they slew of the What [meaneth]

army in the field the noise of this

about four great shout in

thousand men. the camp of the

4:3 And when the Hebrews? And they

people were come understood that

into the camp, the ark of the

the elders of LORD was come

Israel said, into the camp.

Wherefore hath 4:7 And the

the LORD smitten Philistines were

us to day before afraid, for they

the Philistines? said, God is come

Let us fetch the into the camp.

ark of the And they said,

covenant of the Woe unto us! for

LORD out of there hath not

Shiloh unto us, been such a thing

that, when it heretofore.

cometh among us, 4:8 Woe unto us!

it may save us who shall deliver

out of the hand us out of the

of our enemies. hand of these

4:4 So the mighty Gods?

people sent to these [are] the

Shiloh, that they Gods that smote

might bring from the Egyptians

thence the ark of with all the

the covenant of plagues in the

the LORD of wilderness.

hosts, which 4:9 Be strong,

and quit noise of the

yourselves like crying, he said,

men, O ye What [meaneth]

Philistines, that the noise of this

ye be not tumult? And the

servants unto the man came in

Hebrews, as they hastily, and told

have been to you: Eli.

quit yourselves 4:15 Now Eli was

like men, and ninety and eight

fight. years old; and

4:10 And the his eyes were

Philistines dim, that he

fought, and could not see.

Israel was 4:16 And the man

smitten, and they said unto Eli, I

fled every man [am] he that came

into his tent: out of the army,

and there was a and I fled to day

very great out of the army.

slaughter; for And he said, What

there fell of is there done, my

Israel thirty son?

thousand footmen. 4:17 And the

messenger

4:11 And the ark answered and

of God was taken; said, Israel is

and the two sons fled before the

of Eli, Hophni Philistines, and

and Phinehas, there hath been

were slain. also a great

4:12 And there slaughter among

ran a man of the people, and

Benjamin out of thy two sons

the army, and also, Hophni and

came to Shiloh Phinehas, are

the same day with dead, and the ark

his clothes rent, of God is taken.

and with earth 4:18 And it came

upon his head. to pass, when he

4:13 And when he made mention of

came, lo, Eli sat the ark of God,

upon a seat by that he fell from

the wayside off the seat

watching: for his backward by the

heart trembled side of the gate,

for the ark of and his neck

God. And when the brake, and he

man came into the died: for he was

city, and told an old man, and

[it], all the heavy. And he had

city cried out. judged Israel

4:14 And when forty years.

Eli heard the 4:19 And his

daughter in law, they brought it

Phinehas' wife, into the house of

was with child, Dagon, and set it

[near] to be by Dagon.

delivered: and 5:3 And when

when she heard they of Ashdod

the tidings that arose early on

the ark of God the morrow,

was taken, and behold, Dagon

that her father [was] fallen upon

in law and her his face to the

husband were earth before the

dead, she bowed ark of the LORD.

herself and And they took

travailed; for Dagon, and set

her pains came him in his place

upon her. again.

4:20 And about 5:4 And when

the time of her they arose early

death the women on the morrow

that stood by her morning, behold,

said unto her, Dagon [was]

Fear not; for fallen upon his

thou hast borne a face to the

son. But she ground before the

answered not, ark of the LORD;

neither did she and the head of

regard [it]. Dagon and both

4:21 And she the palms of his

named the child hands [were] cut

Ichabod, saying, off upon the

The glory is threshold; only

departed from [the stump of]

Israel: because Dagon was left to

the ark of God him.

was taken, and 5:5 Therefore

because of her neither the

father in law and priests of Dagon,

her husband. nor any that come

4:22 And she into Dagon's

said, The glory house, tread on

is departed from the threshold of

Israel: for the Dagon in Ashdod

ark of God is unto this day.

taken. 5:6 But the hand

5:1 And the of the LORD was

Philistines took heavy upon them

the ark of God, of Ashdod, and he

and brought it destroyed them,

from Ebenezer and smote them

unto Ashdod. with emerods,

5:2 When the [even] Ashdod and

Philistines took the coasts

the ark of God, thereof.

5:7 And when the about the ark of

men of Ashdod saw the God of Israel

that [it was] so, to us, to slay us

they said, The and our people.

ark of the God of 5:11 So they

Israel shall not sent and gathered

abide with us: together all the

for his hand is lords of the

sore upon us, and Philistines, and

upon Dagon our said, Send away

god. the ark of the

5:8 They sent God of Israel,

therefore and and let it go

gathered all the again to his own

lords of the place, that it

Philistines unto slay us not, and

them, and said, our people: for

What shall we do there was a

with the ark of deadly

the God of destruction

Israel? And they throughout all

answered, Let the the city; the

ark of the God of hand of God was

Israel be carried very heavy there.

about unto Gath.

And they carried 5:12 And the men

the ark of the that died not

God of Israel were smitten with

about [thither]. the emerods: and

5:9 And it was the cry of the

[so], that, after city went up to

they had carried heaven.

it about, the 6:1 And the ark

hand of the LORD of the LORD was

was against the in the country of

city with a very the Philistines

great seven months.

destruction: and 6:2 And the

he smote the men Philistines

of the city, both called for the

small and great, priests and the

and they had diviners, saying,

emerods in their What shall we do

secret parts. to the ark of the

5:10 Therefore LORD? tell us

they sent the ark wherewith we

of God to Ekron. shall send it to

And it came to his place.

pass, as the ark 6:3 And they

of God came to said, If ye send

Ekron, that the away the ark of

Ekronites cried the God of

out, saying, They Israel, send it

have brought not empty; but in

any wise return 6:7 Now

him a trespass therefore make a

offering: then ye new cart, and

shall be healed, take two milch

and it shall be kine, on which

known to you why there hath come

his hand is not no yoke, and tie

removed from you. the kine to the

cart, and bring

6:4 Then said their calves home

they, What [shall from them:

be] the trespass 6:8 And take the

offering which we ark of the LORD,

shall return to and lay it upon

him? They the cart; and put

answered, Five the jewels of

golden emerods, gold, which ye

and five golden return him [for]

mice, [according a trespass

to] the number of offering, in a

the lords of the coffer by the

Philistines: for side thereof; and

one plague [was] send it away,

on you all, and that it may go.

on your lords. 6:9 And see, if

6:5 Wherefore ye it goeth up by

shall make images the way of his

of your emerods, own coast to

and images of Bethshemesh,

your mice that [then] he hath

mar the land; and done us this

ye shall give great evil: but

glory unto the if not, then we

God of Israel: shall know that

peradventure he [it is] not his

will lighten his hand [that] smote

hand from off us: it [was] a

you, and from off chance [that]

your gods, and happened to us.

from off your 6:10 And the men

land. did so; and took

6:6 Wherefore two milch kine,

then do ye harden and tied them to

your hearts, as the cart, and

the Egyptians and shut up their

Pharaoh hardened calves at home:

their hearts? 6:11 And they

when he had laid the ark of

wrought the LORD upon the

wonderfully among cart, and the

them, did they coffer with the

not let the mice of gold and

people go, and the images of

they departed? their emerods.

6:12 And the offerings and

kine took the sacrificed

straight way to sacrifices the

the way of same day unto the

Bethshemesh, LORD.

[and] went along 6:16 And when

the highway, the five lords of

lowing as they the Philistines

went, and turned had seen [it],

not aside [to] they returned to

the right hand or Ekron the same

[to] the left; day.

and the lords of 6:17 And these

the Philistines [are] the golden

went after them emerods which the

unto the border Philistines

of Bethshemesh. returned [for] a

6:13 And [they trespass offering

of] Bethshemesh unto the LORD;

[were] reaping for Ashdod one,

their wheat for Gaza one, for

harvest in the Askelon one, for

valley: and they Gath one, for

lifted up their Ekron one;

eyes, and saw the 6:18 And the

ark, and rejoiced golden mice,

to see [it]. [according to]

6:14 And the the number of all

cart came into the cities of the

the field of Philistines

Joshua, a [belonging] to

Bethshemite, and the five lords,

stood there, [both] of fenced

where [there was] cities, and of

a great stone: country villages,

and they clave even unto the

the wood of the great [stone of]

cart, and offered Abel, whereon

the kine a burnt they set down the

offering unto the ark of the LORD:

LORD. [which stone

6:15 And the remaineth] unto

Levites took down this day in the

the ark of the field of Joshua,

LORD, and the the Bethshemite.

coffer that [was] 6:19 And he

with it, wherein smote the men of

the jewels of Bethshemesh,

gold [were], and because they had

put [them] on the looked into the

great stone: and ark of the LORD,

the men of even he smote of

Bethshemesh the people fifty

offered burnt thousand and

threescore and If ye do return

ten men: and the unto the LORD

people lamented, with all your

because the LORD hearts, [then]

had smitten put away the

[many] of the strange gods and

people with a Ashtaroth from

great slaughter. among you, and

6:20 And the men prepare your

of Bethshemesh hearts unto the

said, Who is able LORD, and serve

to stand before him only: and he

this holy LORD will deliver you

God? and to whom out of the hand

shall he go up of the

from us? Philistines.

6:21 And they 7:4 Then the

sent messengers children of

to the Israel did put

inhabitants of away Baalim and

Kirjathjearim, Ashtaroth, and

saying, The served the LORD

Philistines have only.

brought again the 7:5 And Samuel

ark of the LORD; said, Gather all

come ye down, Israel to Mizpeh,

[and] fetch it up and I will pray

to you. for you unto the

7:1 And the men LORD.

of Kirjathjearim 7:6 And they

came, and fetched gathered together

up the ark of the to Mizpeh, and

LORD, and brought drew water, and

it into the house poured [it] out

of Abinadab in before the LORD,

the hill, and and fasted on

sanctified that day, and

Eleazar his son said there, We

to keep the ark have sinned

of the LORD. against the LORD.

7:2 And it came And Samuel judged

to pass, while the children of

the ark abode in Israel in Mizpeh.

Kirjathjearim,

that the time was 7:7 And when the

long; for it was Philistines heard

twenty years: and that the children

all the house of of Israel were

Israel lamented gathered together

after the LORD. to Mizpeh, the

7:3 And Samuel lords of the

spake unto all Philistines went

the house of up against

Israel, saying, Israel. And when

the children of and called the

Israel heard name of it

[it], they were Ebenezer, saying,

afraid of the Hitherto hath the

Philistines. LORD helped us.

7:8 And the 7:13 So the

children of Philistines were

Israel said to subdued, and they

Samuel, Cease not came no more into

to cry unto the the coast of

LORD our God for Israel: and the

us, that he will hand of the LORD

save us out of was against the

the hand of the Philistines all

Philistines. the days of

7:9 And Samuel Samuel.

took a sucking 7:14 And the

lamb, and offered cities which the

[it for] a burnt Philistines had

offering wholly taken from Israel

unto the LORD: were restored to

and Samuel cried Israel, from

unto the LORD for Ekron even unto

Israel; and the Gath; and the

LORD heard him. coasts thereof

7:10 And as did Israel

Samuel was deliver out of

offering up the the hands of the

burnt offering, Philistines. And

the Philistines there was peace

drew near to between Israel

battle against and the Amorites.

Israel: but the

LORD thundered 7:15 And Samuel

with a great judged Israel all

thunder on that the days of his

day upon the life.

Philistines, and 7:16 And he went

discomfited them; from year to year

and they were in circuit to

smitten before Bethel, and

Israel. Gilgal, and

7:11 And the men Mizpeh, and

of Israel went judged Israel in

out of Mizpeh, all those places.

and pursued the

Philistines, and 7:17 And his

smote them, until return [was] to

[they came] under Ramah; for there

Bethcar. [was] his house;

7:12 Then Samuel and there he

took a stone, and judged Israel;

set [it] between and there he

Mizpeh and Shen, built an altar

unto the LORD. but they have

8:1 And it came rejected me, that

to pass, when I should not

Samuel was old, reign over them.

that he made his 8:8 According to

sons judges over all the works

Israel. which they have

8:2 Now the name done since the

of his firstborn day that I

was Joel; and the brought them up

name of his out of Egypt even

second, Abiah: unto this day,

[they were] wherewith they

judges in have forsaken me,

Beersheba. and served other

8:3 And his sons gods, so do they

walked not in his also unto thee.

ways, but turned 8:9 Now

aside after therefore hearken

lucre, and took unto their voice:

bribes, and howbeit yet

perverted protest solemnly

judgment. unto them, and

8:4 Then all the show them the

elders of Israel manner of the

gathered king that shall

themselves reign over them.

together, and 8:10 And Samuel

came to Samuel told all the

unto Ramah, words of the LORD

8:5 And said unto the people

unto him, Behold, that asked of him

thou art old, and a king.

thy sons walk not 8:11 And he

in thy ways: now said, This will

make us a king to be the manner of

judge us like all the king that

the nations. shall reign over

8:6 But the you: He will take

thing displeased your sons, and

Samuel, when they appoint [them]

said, Give us a for himself, for

king to judge us. his chariots, and

And Samuel prayed [to be] his

unto the LORD. horsemen; and

8:7 And the LORD [some] shall run

said unto Samuel, before his

Hearken unto the chariots.

voice of the 8:12 And he will

people in all appoint him

that they say captains over

unto thee: for thousands, and

they have not captains over

rejected thee, fifties; and

[will set them] not hear you in

to ear his that day.

ground, and to 8:19

reap his harvest, Nevertheless the

and to make his people refused to

instruments of obey the voice of

war, and Samuel; and they

instruments of said, Nay; but we

his chariots. will have a king

8:13 And he will over us;

take your 8:20 That we

daughters [to be] also may be like

confectionaries, all the nations;

and [to be] and that our king

cooks, and [to may judge us, and

be] bakers. go out before us,

8:14 And he will and fight our

take your fields, battles.

and your 8:21 And Samuel

vineyards, and heard all the

your oliveyards, words of the

[even] the best people, and he

[of them], and rehearsed them in

give [them] to the ears of the

his servants. LORD.

8:15 And he will 8:22 And the

take the tenth of LORD said to

your seed, and of Samuel, Hearken

your vineyards, unto their voice,

and give to his and make them a

officers, and to king. And Samuel

his servants. said unto the men

8:16 And he will of Israel, Go ye

take your every man unto

menservants, and his city.

your 9:1 Now there

maidservants, and was a man of

your goodliest Benjamin, whose

young men, and name [was] Kish,

your asses, and the son of Abiel,

put [them] to his the son of Zeror,

work. the son of

8:17 He will Bechorath, the

take the tenth of son of Aphiah, a

your sheep: and Benjamite, a

ye shall be his mighty man of

servants. power.

8:18 And ye 9:2 And he had a

shall cry out in son, whose name

that day because [was] Saul, a

of your king choice young man,

which ye shall and a goodly: and

have chosen you; [there was] not

and the LORD will among the

children of [he is] an

Israel a goodlier honourable man;

person than he: all that he saith

from his cometh surely to

shoulders and pass: now let us

upward [he was] go thither;

higher than any peradventure he

of the people. can show us our

9:3 And the way that we

asses of Kish should go.

Saul's father 9:7 Then said

were lost. And Saul to his

Kish said to Saul servant, But,

his son, Take now behold, [if] we

one of the go, what shall we

servants with bring the man?

thee, and arise, for the bread is

go seek the spent in our

asses. vessels, and

9:4 And he [there is] not a

passed through present to bring

mount Ephraim, to the man of

and passed God: what have

through the land we?

of Shalisha, but 9:8 And the

they found [them] servant answered

not: then they Saul again, and

passed through said, Behold, I

the land of have here at hand

Shalim, and the fourth part

[there they were] of a shekel of

not: and he silver: [that]

passed through will I give to

the land of the the man of God,

Benjamites, but to tell us our

they found [them] way.

not. 9:9 (Beforetime

9:5 [And] when in Israel, when a

they were come to man went to

the land of Zuph, inquire of God,

Saul said to his thus he spake,

servant that Come, and let us

[was] with him, go to the seer:

Come, and let us for [he that is]

return; lest my now [called] a

father leave Prophet was

[caring] for the beforetime called

asses, and take a Seer.)

thought for us. 9:10 Then said

9:6 And he said Saul to his

unto him, Behold servant, Well

now, [there is] said; come, let

in this city a us go. So they

man of God, and went unto the

city where the 9:15 Now the

man of God [was]. LORD had told

Samuel in his ear

9:11 [And] as a day before Saul

they went up the came, saying,

hill to the city, 9:16 To morrow

they found young about this time I

maidens going out will send thee a

to draw water, man out of the

and said unto land of Benjamin,

them, Is the seer and thou shalt

here? anoint him [to

9:12 And they be] captain over

answered them, my people Israel,

and said, He is; that he may save

behold, [he is] my people out of

before you: make the hand of the

haste now, for he Philistines: for

came to day to I have looked

the city; for upon my people,

[there is] a because their cry

sacrifice of the is come unto me.

people to day in 9:17 And when

the high place: Samuel saw Saul,

9:13 As soon as the LORD said

ye be come into unto him, Behold

the city, ye the man whom I

shall straightway spake to thee of!

find him, before this same shall

he go up to the reign over my

high place to people.

eat: for the 9:18 Then Saul

people will not drew near to

eat until he Samuel in the

come, because he gate, and said,

doth bless the Tell me, I pray

sacrifice; [and] thee, where the

afterwards they seer's house

eat that be [is].

bidden. Now 9:19 And Samuel

therefore get you answered Saul,

up; for about and said, I [am]

this time ye the seer: go up

shall find him. before me unto

9:14 And they the high place;

went up into the for ye shall eat

city: [and] when with me to day,

they were come and to morrow I

into the city, will let thee go,

behold, Samuel and will tell

came out against thee all that

them, for to go [is] in thine

up to the high heart.

place. 9:20 And as for

thine asses that [Samuel] said,

were lost three Behold that which

days ago, set not is left! set [it]

thy mind on them; before thee,

for they are [and] eat: for

found. And on unto this time

whom [is] all the hath it been kept

desire of Israel? for thee since I

[Is it] not on said, I have

thee, and on all invited the

thy father's people. So Saul

house? did eat with

9:21 And Saul Samuel that day.

answered and 9:25 And when

said, [Am] not I they were come

a Benjamite, of down from the

the smallest of high place into

the tribes of the city,

Israel? and my [Samuel] communed

family the least with Saul upon

of all the the top of the

families of the house.

tribe of 9:26 And they

Benjamin? arose early: and

wherefore then it came to pass

speakest thou so about the spring

to me? of the day, that

9:22 And Samuel Samuel called

took Saul and his Saul to the top

servant, and of the house,

brought them into saying, Up, that

the parlour, and I may send thee

made them sit in away. And Saul

the chiefest arose, and they

place among them went out both of

that were bidden, them, he and

which [were] Samuel, abroad.

about thirty 9:27 [And] as

persons. they were going

9:23 And Samuel down to the end

said unto the of the city,

cook, Bring the Samuel said to

portion which I Saul, Bid the

gave thee, of servant pass on

which I said unto before us, (and

thee, Set it by he passed on,)

thee. but stand thou

9:24 And the still a while,

cook took up the that I may show

shoulder, and thee the word of

[that] which God.

[was] upon it, 10:1 Then Samuel

and set [it] took a vial of

before Saul. And oil, and poured

[it] upon his bread; which thou

head, and kissed shalt receive of

him, and said, their hands.

[Is it] not 10:5 After that

because the LORD thou shalt come

hath anointed to the hill of

thee [to be] God, where [is]

captain over his the garrison of

inheritance? the Philistines:

10:2 When thou and it shall come

art departed from to pass, when

me to day, then thou art come

thou shalt find thither to the

two men by city, that thou

Rachel's shalt meet a

sepulchre in the company of

border of prophets coming

Benjamin at down from the

Zelzah; and they high place with a

will say unto psaltery, and a

thee, The asses tabret, and a

which thou pipe, and a harp,

wentest to seek before them; and

are found: and, they shall

lo, thy father prophesy:

hath left the 10:6 And the

care of the spirit of the

asses, and LORD will come

sorroweth for upon thee, and

you, saying, What thou shalt

shall I do for my prophesy with

son? them, and shalt

10:3 Then shalt be turned into

thou go on another man.

forward from 10:7 And let it

thence, and thou be, when these

shalt come to the signs are come

plain of Tabor, unto thee, [that]

and there shall thou do as

meet thee three occasion serve

men going up to thee; for God

God to Bethel, [is] with thee.

one carrying 10:8 And thou

three kids, and shalt go down

another carrying before me to

three loaves of Gilgal; and,

bread, and behold, I will

another carrying come down unto

a bottle of wine: thee, to offer

burnt offerings,

10:4 And they [and] to

will salute thee, sacrifice

and give thee two sacrifices of

[loaves] of peace offerings:

seven days shalt end of

thou tarry, till prophesying, he

I come to thee, came to the high

and show thee place.

what thou shalt 10:14 And Saul's

do. uncle said unto

10:9 And it was him and to his

[so], that when servant, Whither

he had turned his went ye? And he

back to go from said, To seek the

Samuel, God gave asses: and when

him another we saw that [they

heart: and all were] no where,

those signs came we came to

to pass that day. Samuel.

10:15 And Saul's

10:10 And when uncle said, Tell

they came thither me, I pray thee,

to the hill, what Samuel said

behold, a company unto you.

of prophets met 10:16 And Saul

him; and the said unto his

spirit of God uncle, He told us

came upon him, plainly that the

and he prophesied asses were found.

among them. But of the matter

10:11 And it of the kingdom,

came to pass, whereof Samuel

when all that spake, he told

knew him him not.

beforetime saw 10:17 And Samuel

that, behold, he called the people

prophesied among together unto the

the prophets, LORD to Mizpeh;

then the people 10:18 And said

said one to unto the children

another, What of Israel, Thus

[is] this [that] saith the LORD

is come unto the God of Israel, I

son of Kish? [Is] brought up Israel

Saul also among out of Egypt, and

the prophets? delivered you out

10:12 And one of of the hand of

the same place the Egyptians,

answered and and out of the

said, But who hand of all

[is] their kingdoms, [and]

father? Therefore of them that

it became a oppressed you:

proverb, [Is] 10:19 And ye

Saul also among have this day

the prophets? rejected your

10:13 And when God, who himself

he had made an saved you out of

all your said to all the

adversities and people, See ye

your him whom the LORD

tribulations; and hath chosen, that

ye have said unto [there is] none

him, [Nay], but like him among

set a king over all the people?

us. Now therefore And all the

present people shouted,

yourselves before and said, God

the LORD by your save the king.

tribes, and by 10:25 Then

your thousands. Samuel told the

10:20 And when people the manner

Samuel had caused of the kingdom,

all the tribes of and wrote [it] in

Israel to come a book, and laid

near, the tribe [it] up before

of Benjamin was the LORD. And

taken. Samuel sent all

10:21 When he the people away,

had caused the every man to his

tribe of Benjamin house.

to come near by 10:26 And Saul

their families, also went home to

the family of Gibeah; and there

Matri was taken, went with him a

and Saul the son band of men,

of Kish was whose hearts God

taken: and when had touched.

they sought him, 10:27 But the

he could not be children of

found. Belial said, How

10:22 Therefore shall this man

they inquired of save us? And they

the LORD further, despised him, and

if the man should brought him no

yet come thither. presents. But he

And the LORD held his peace.

answered, Behold, 11:1 Then Nahash

he hath hid the Ammonite came

himself among the up, and encamped

stuff. against

10:23 And they Jabeshgilead: and

ran and fetched all the men of

him thence: and Jabesh said unto

when he stood Nahash, Make a

among the people, covenant with us,

he was higher and we will serve

than any of the thee.

people from his 11:2 And Nahash

shoulders and the Ammonite

upward. answered them, On

10:24 And Samuel this [condition]

will I make [a all the coasts of

covenant] with Israel by the

you, that I may hands of

thrust out all messengers,

your right eyes, saying, Whosoever

and lay it [for] cometh not forth

a reproach upon after Saul and

all Israel. after Samuel, so

11:3 And the shall it be done

elders of Jabesh unto his oxen.

said unto him, And the fear of

Give us seven the LORD fell on

days' respite, the people, and

that we may send they came out

messengers unto with one consent.

all the coasts of

Israel: and then, 11:8 And when he

if [there be] no numbered them in

man to save us, Bezek, the

we will come out children of

to thee. Israel were three

11:4 Then came hundred thousand,

the messengers to and the men of

Gibeah of Saul, Judah thirty

and told the thousand.

tidings in the 11:9 And they

ears of the said unto the

people: and all messengers that

the people lifted came, Thus shall

up their voices, ye say unto the

and wept. men of

11:5 And, Jabeshgilead, To

behold, Saul came morrow, by [that

after the herd time] the sun be

out of the field; hot, ye shall

and Saul said, have help. And

What [aileth] the the messengers

people that they came and showed

weep? And they [it] to the men

told him the of Jabesh; and

tidings of the they were glad.

men of Jabesh. 11:10 Therefore

11:6 And the the men of Jabesh

spirit of God said, To morrow

came upon Saul we will come out

when he heard unto you, and ye

those tidings, shall do with us

and his anger was all that seemeth

kindled greatly. good unto you.

11:7 And he took 11:11 And it was

a yoke of oxen, [so] on the

and hewed them in morrow, that Saul

pieces, and sent put the people in

[them] throughout three companies;

and they came

into the midst of 12:1 And Samuel

the host in the said unto all

morning watch, Israel, Behold, I

and slew the have hearkened

Ammonites until unto your voice

the heat of the in all that ye

day: and it came said unto me, and

to pass, that have made a king

they which over you.

remained were 12:2 And now,

scattered, so behold, the king

that two of them walketh before

were not left you: and I am old

together. and grayheaded;

11:12 And the and, behold, my

people said unto sons [are] with

Samuel, Who [is] you: and I have

he that said, walked before you

Shall Saul reign from my childhood

over us? bring unto this day.

the men, that we 12:3 Behold,

may put them to here I [am]:

death. witness against

11:13 And Saul me before the

said, There shall LORD, and before

not a man be put his anointed:

to death this whose ox have I

day: for to day taken? or whose

the LORD hath ass have I taken?

wrought salvation or whom have I

in Israel. defrauded? whom

11:14 Then said have I oppressed?

Samuel to the or of whose hand

people, Come, and have I received

let us go to [any] bribe to

Gilgal, and renew blind mine eyes

the kingdom therewith? and I

there. will restore it

11:15 And all you.

the people went 12:4 And they

to Gilgal; and said, Thou hast

there they made not defrauded us,

Saul king before nor oppressed us,

the LORD in neither hast thou

Gilgal; and there taken ought of

they sacrificed any man's hand.

sacrifices of 12:5 And he said

peace offerings unto them, The

before the LORD; LORD [is] witness

and there Saul against you, and

and all the men his anointed [is]

of Israel witness this day,

rejoiced greatly. that ye have not

found ought in my We have sinned,

hand. And they because we have

answered, [He is] forsaken the

witness. LORD, and have

12:6 And Samuel served Baalim and

said unto the Ashtaroth: but

people, [It is] now deliver us

the LORD that out of the hand

advanced Moses of our enemies,

and Aaron, and and we will serve

that brought your thee.

fathers up out of 12:11 And the

the land of LORD sent

Egypt. Jerubbaal, and

12:7 Now Bedan, and

therefore stand Jephthah, and

still, that I may Samuel, and

reason with you delivered you out

before the LORD of the hand of

of all the your enemies on

righteous acts of every side, and

the LORD, which ye dwelled safe.

he did to you and 12:12 And when

to your fathers. ye saw that

12:8 When Jacob Nahash the king

was come into of the children

Egypt, and your of Ammon came

fathers cried against you, ye

unto the LORD, said unto me,

then the LORD Nay; but a king

sent Moses and shall reign over

Aaron, which us: when the LORD

brought forth your God [was]

your fathers out your king.

of Egypt, and 12:13 Now

made them dwell therefore behold

in this place. the king whom ye

12:9 And when have chosen,

they forgat the [and] whom ye

LORD their God, have desired!

he sold them into and, behold, the

the hand of LORD hath set a

Sisera, captain king over you.

of the host of 12:14 If ye will

Hazor, and into fear the LORD,

the hand of the and serve him,

Philistines, and and obey his

into the hand of voice, and not

the king of Moab, rebel against the

and they fought commandment of

against them. the LORD, then

12:10 And they shall both ye and

cried unto the also the king

LORD, and said, that reigneth

over you continue added unto all

following the our sins [this]

LORD your God: evil, to ask us a

12:15 But if ye king.

will not obey the 12:20 And Samuel

voice of the said unto the

LORD, but rebel people, Fear not:

against the ye have done all

commandment of this wickedness:

the LORD, then yet turn not

shall the hand of aside from

the LORD be following the

against you, as LORD, but serve

[it was] against the LORD with all

your fathers. your heart;

12:16 Now 12:21 And turn

therefore stand ye not aside: for

and see this [then should ye

great thing, go] after vain

which the LORD [things], which

will do before cannot profit nor

your eyes. deliver; for they

12:17 [Is it] [are] vain.

not wheat harvest 12:22 For the

to day? I will LORD will not

call unto the forsake his

LORD, and he people for his

shall send great name's

thunder and rain; sake: because it

that ye may hath pleased the

perceive and see LORD to make you

that your his people.

wickedness [is] 12:23 Moreover

great, which ye as for me, God

have done in the forbid that I

sight of the should sin

LORD, in asking against the LORD

you a king. in ceasing to

12:18 So Samuel pray for you: but

called unto the I will teach you

LORD; and the the good and the

LORD sent thunder right way:

and rain that 12:24 Only fear

day: and all the the LORD, and

people greatly serve him in

feared the LORD truth with all

and Samuel. your heart; for

12:19 And all consider how

the people said great [things] he

unto Samuel, Pray hath done for

for thy servants you.

unto the LORD thy 12:25 But if ye

God, that we die shall still do

not: for we have wickedly, ye

shall be themselves

consumed, both ye together to fight

and your king. with Israel,

13:1 Saul thirty thousand

reigned one year; chariots, and six

and when he had thousand

reigned two years horsemen, and

over Israel, people as the

13:2 Saul chose sand which [is]

him three on the sea shore

thousand [men] of in multitude: and

Israel; [whereof] they came up, and

two thousand were pitched in

with Saul in Michmash,

Michmash and in eastward from

mount Bethel, and Bethaven.

a thousand were 13:6 When the

with Jonathan in men of Israel saw

Gibeah of that they were in

Benjamin: and the a strait, (for

rest of the the people were

people he sent distressed,) then

every man to his the people did

tent. hide themselves

13:3 And in caves, and in

Jonathan smote thickets, and in

the garrison of rocks, and in

the Philistines high places, and

that [was] in in pits.

Geba, and the 13:7 And [some

Philistines heard of] the Hebrews

[of it]. And Saul went over Jordan

blew the trumpet to the land of

throughout all Gad and Gilead.

the land, saying, As for Saul, he

Let the Hebrews [was] yet in

hear. Gilgal, and all

13:4 And all the people

Israel heard say followed him

[that] Saul had trembling.

smitten a 13:8 And he

garrison of the tarried seven

Philistines, and days, according

[that] Israel to the set time

also was had in that Samuel [had

abomination with appointed]: but

the Philistines. Samuel came not

And the people to Gilgal; and

were called the people were

together after scattered from

Saul to Gilgal. him.

13:5 And the 13:9 And Saul

Philistines said, Bring

gathered hither a burnt

offering to me, the LORD thy God,

and peace which he

offerings. And he commanded thee:

offered the burnt for now would the

offering. LORD have

13:10 And it established thy

came to pass, kingdom upon

that as soon as Israel for ever.

he had made an 13:14 But now

end of offering thy kingdom shall

the burnt not continue: the

offering, behold, LORD hath sought

Samuel came; and him a man after

Saul went out to his own heart,

meet him, that he and the LORD hath

might salute him. commanded him [to

be] captain over

13:11 And Samuel his people,

said, What hast because thou hast

thou done? And not kept [that]

Saul said, which the LORD

Because I saw commanded thee.

that the people 13:15 And Samuel

were scattered arose, and gat

from me, and him up from

[that] thou Gilgal unto

camest not within Gibeah of

the days Benjamin. And

appointed, and Saul numbered the

[that] the people [that

Philistines were] present

gathered with him, about

themselves six hundred men.

together at 13:16 And Saul,

Michmash; and Jonathan his

13:12 Therefore son, and the

said I, The people [that

Philistines will were] present

come down now with them, abode

upon me to in Gibeah of

Gilgal, and I Benjamin: but the

have not made Philistines

supplication unto encamped in

the LORD: I Michmash.

forced myself 13:17 And the

therefore, and spoilers came out

offered a burnt of the camp of

offering. the Philistines

13:13 And Samuel in three

said to Saul, companies: one

Thou hast done company turned

foolishly: thou unto the way

hast not kept the [that leadeth to]

commandment of Ophrah, unto the

land of Shual: son was there

13:18 And found.

another company 13:23 And the

turned the way garrison of the

[to] Bethhoron: Philistines went

and another out to the

company turned passage of

[to] the way of Michmash.

the border that 14:1 Now it came

looketh to the to pass upon a

valley of Zeboim day, that

toward the Jonathan the son

wilderness. of Saul said unto

13:19 Now there the young man

was no smith that bare his

found throughout armour, Come, and

all the land of let us go over to

Israel: for the the Philistines'

Philistines said, garrison, that

Lest the Hebrews [is] on the other

make [them] side. But he told

swords or spears: not his father.

14:2 And Saul

13:20 But all tarried in the

the Israelites uttermost part of

went down to the Gibeah under a

Philistines, to pomegranate tree

sharpen every man which [is] in

his share, and Migron: and the

his coulter, and people that

his ax, and his [were] with him

mattock. [were] about six

13:21 Yet they hundred men;

had a file for 14:3 And Ahiah,

the mattocks, and the son of

for the coulters, Ahitub, Ichabod's

and for the brother, the son

forks, and for of Phinehas, the

the axes, and to son of Eli, the

sharpen the LORD'S priest in

goads. Shiloh, wearing

13:22 So it came an ephod. And the

to pass in the people knew not

day of battle, that Jonathan was

that there was gone.

neither sword nor 14:4 And between

spear found in the passages, by

the hand of any which Jonathan

of the people sought to go over

that [were] with unto the

Saul and Philistines'

Jonathan: but garrison, [there

with Saul and was] a sharp rock

with Jonathan his on the one side,

and a sharp rock place, and will

on the other not go up unto

side: and the them.

name of the one 14:10 But if

[was] Bozez, and they say thus,

the name of the Come up unto us;

other Seneh. then we will go

14:5 The up: for the LORD

forefront of the hath delivered

one [was] situate them into our

northward over hand: and this

against Michmash, [shall be] a sign

and the other unto us.

southward over 14:11 And both

against Gibeah. of them

14:6 And discovered

Jonathan said to themselves unto

the young man the garrison of

that bare his the Philistines:

armour, Come, and and the

let us go over Philistines said,

unto the garrison Behold, the

of these Hebrews come

uncircumcised: it forth out of the

may be that the holes where they

LORD will work had hid

for us: for themselves.

[there is] no 14:12 And the

restraint to the men of the

LORD to save by garrison answered

many or by few. Jonathan and his

14:7 And his armourbearer, and

armourbearer said said, Come up to

unto him, Do all us, and we will

that [is] in show you a thing.

thine heart: turn And Jonathan said

thee; behold, I unto his

[am] with thee armourbearer,

according to thy Come up after me:

heart. for the LORD hath

14:8 Then said delivered them

Jonathan, Behold, into the hand of

we will pass over Israel.

unto [these] men, 14:13 And

and we will Jonathan climbed

discover up upon his hands

ourselves unto and upon his

them. feet, and his

14:9 If they say armourbearer

thus unto us, after him: and

Tarry until we they fell before

come to you; then Jonathan; and his

we will stand armourbearer slew

still in our after him.

14:14 And that of Israel.

first slaughter, 14:19 And it

which Jonathan came to pass,

and his while Saul talked

armourbearer unto the priest,

made, was about that the noise

twenty men, that [was] in the

within as it were host of the

an half acre of Philistines went

land, [which] a on and increased:

yoke [of oxen and Saul said

might plow]. unto the priest,

14:15 And there Withdraw thine

was trembling in hand.

the host, in the 14:20 And Saul

field, and among and all the

all the people: people that

the garrison, and [were] with him

the spoilers, assembled

they also themselves, and

trembled, and the they came to the

earth quaked: so battle: and,

it was a very behold, every

great trembling. man's sword was

14:16 And the against his

watchmen of Saul fellow, [and

in Gibeah of there was] a very

Benjamin looked; great

and, behold, the discomfiture.

multitude melted 14:21 Moreover

away, and they the Hebrews

went on beating [that] were with

down [one the Philistines

another]. before that time,

14:17 Then said which went up

Saul unto the with them into

people that the camp [from

[were] with him, the country]

Number now, and round about, even

see who is gone they also

from us. And when [turned] to be

they had with the

numbered, behold, Israelites that

Jonathan and his [were] with Saul

armourbearer and Jonathan.

[were] not 14:22 Likewise

[there]. all the men of

14:18 And Saul Israel which had

said unto Ahiah, hid themselves in

Bring hither the mount Ephraim,

ark of God. For [when] they heard

the ark of God that the

was at that time Philistines fled,

with the children even they also

followed hard put his hand to

after them in the his mouth; and

battle. his eyes were

14:23 So the enlightened.

LORD saved Israel 14:28 Then

that day: and the answered one of

battle passed the people, and

over unto said, Thy father

Bethaven. straitly charged

14:24 And the the people with

men of Israel an oath, saying,

were distressed Cursed [be] the

that day: for man that eateth

Saul had adjured [any] food this

the people, day. And the

saying, Cursed people were

[be] the man that faint.

eateth [any] food 14:29 Then said

until evening, Jonathan, My

that I may be father hath

avenged on mine troubled the

enemies. So none land: see, I pray

of the people you, how mine

tasted [any] eyes have been

food. enlightened,

14:25 And all because I tasted

[they of] the a little of this

land came to a honey.

wood; and there 14:30 How much

was honey upon more, if haply

the ground. the people had

14:26 And when eaten freely to

the people were day of the spoil

come into the of their enemies

wood, behold, the which they found?

honey dropped; for had there not

but no man put been now a much

his hand to his greater slaughter

mouth: for the among the

people feared the Philistines?

oath. 14:31 And they

14:27 But smote the

Jonathan heard Philistines that

not when his day from Michmash

father charged to Aijalon: and

the people with the people were

the oath: very faint.

wherefore he put 14:32 And the

forth the end of people flew upon

the rod that the spoil, and

[was] in his took sheep, and

hand, and dipped oxen, and calves,

it in an and slew [them]

honeycomb, and on the ground:

and the people whatsoever

did eat [them] seemeth good unto

with the blood. thee. Then said

14:33 Then they the priest, Let

told Saul, us draw near

saying, Behold, hither unto God.

the people sin 14:37 And Saul

against the LORD, asked counsel of

in that they eat God, Shall I go

with the blood. down after the

And he said, Ye Philistines? wilt

have thou deliver them

transgressed: into the hand of

roll a great Israel? But he

stone unto me answered him not

this day. that day.

14:34 And Saul 14:38 And Saul

said, Disperse said, Draw ye

yourselves among near hither, all

the people, and the chief of the

say unto them, people: and know

Bring me hither and see wherein

every man his ox, this sin hath

and every man his been this day.

sheep, and slay 14:39 For, [as]

[them] here, and the LORD liveth,

eat; and sin not which saveth

against the LORD Israel, though it

in eating with be in Jonathan my

the blood. And son, he shall

all the people surely die. But

brought every man [there was] not a

his ox with him man among all the

that night, and people [that]

slew [them] answered him.

there. 14:40 Then said

14:35 And Saul he unto all

built an altar Israel, Be ye on

unto the LORD: one side, and I

the same was the and Jonathan my

first altar that son will be on

he built unto the the other side.

LORD. And the people

14:36 And Saul said unto Saul,

said, Let us go Do what seemeth

down after the good unto thee.

Philistines by 14:41 Therefore

night, and spoil Saul said unto

them until the the LORD God of

morning light, Israel, Give a

and let us not perfect [lot].

leave a man of And Saul and

them. And they Jonathan were

said, Do taken: but the

people escaped. fought against

14:42 And Saul all his enemies

said, Cast [lots] on every side,

between me and against Moab, and

Jonathan my son. against the

And Jonathan was children of

taken. Ammon, and

14:43 Then Saul against Edom, and

said to Jonathan, against the kings

Tell me what thou of Zobah, and

hast done. And against the

Jonathan told Philistines: and

him, and said, I whithersoever he

did but taste a turned himself,

little honey with he vexed [them].

the end of the 14:48 And he

rod that [was] in gathered an host,

mine hand, [and], and smote the

lo, I must die. Amalekites, and

14:44 And Saul delivered Israel

answered, God do out of the hands

so and more also: of them that

for thou shalt spoiled them.

surely die, 14:49 Now the

Jonathan. sons of Saul were

14:45 And the Jonathan, and

people said unto Ishui, and

Saul, Shall Melchishua: and

Jonathan die, who the names of his

hath wrought this two daughters

great salvation [were these]; the

in Israel? God name of the

forbid: [as] the firstborn Merab,

LORD liveth, and the name of

there shall not the younger

one hair of his Michal:

head fall to the 14:50 And the

ground; for he name of Saul's

hath wrought with wife [was]

God this day. So Ahinoam, the

the people daughter of

rescued Jonathan, Ahimaaz: and the

that he died not. name of the

captain of his

14:46 Then Saul host [was] Abner,

went up from the son of Ner,

following the Saul's uncle.

Philistines: and 14:51 And Kish

the Philistines [was] the father

went to their own of Saul; and Ner

place. the father of

14:47 So Saul Abner [was] the

took the kingdom son of Abiel.

over Israel, and 14:52 And there

was sore war wait in the

against the valley.

Philistines all 15:6 And Saul

the days of Saul: said unto the

and when Saul saw Kenites, Go,

any strong man, depart, get you

or any valiant down from among

man, he took him the Amalekites,

unto him. lest I destroy

15:1 Samuel also you with them:

said unto Saul, for ye showed

The LORD sent me kindness to all

to anoint thee the children of

[to be] king over Israel, when they

his people, over came up out of

Israel: now Egypt. So the

therefore hearken Kenites departed

thou unto the from among the

voice of the Amalekites.

words of the 15:7 And Saul

LORD. smote the

15:2 Thus saith Amalekites from

the LORD of Havilah [until]

hosts, I remember thou comest to

[that] which Shur, that [is]

Amalek did to over against

Israel, how he Egypt.

laid [wait] for 15:8 And he took

him in the way, Agag the king of

when he came up the Amalekites

from Egypt. alive, and

15:3 Now go and utterly destroyed

smite Amalek, and all the people

utterly destroy with the edge of

all that they the sword.

have, and spare 15:9 But Saul

them not; but and the people

slay both man and spared Agag, and

woman, infant and the best of the

suckling, ox and sheep, and of the

sheep, camel and oxen, and of the

ass. fatlings, and the

15:4 And Saul lambs, and all

gathered the [that was] good,

people together, and would not

and numbered them utterly destroy

in Telaim, two them: but every

hundred thousand thing [that was]

footmen, and ten vile and refuse,

thousand men of that they

Judah. destroyed

15:5 And Saul utterly.

came to a city of 15:10 Then came

Amalek, and laid the word of the

LORD unto Samuel, sacrifice unto

saying, the LORD thy God;

15:11 It and the rest we

repenteth me that have utterly

I have set up destroyed.

Saul [to be] 15:16 Then

king: for he is Samuel said unto

turned back from Saul, Stay, and I

following me, and will tell thee

hath not what the LORD

performed my hath said to me

commandments. And this night. And

it grieved he said unto him,

Samuel; and he Say on.

cried unto the 15:17 And Samuel

LORD all night. said, When thou

15:12 And when [wast] little in

Samuel rose early thine own sight,

to meet Saul in [wast] thou not

the morning, it [made] the head

was told Samuel, of the tribes of

saying, Saul came Israel, and the

to Carmel, and, LORD anointed

behold, he set thee king over

him up a place, Israel?

and is gone 15:18 And the

about, and passed LORD sent thee on

on, and gone down a journey, and

to Gilgal. said, Go and

15:13 And Samuel utterly destroy

came to Saul: and the sinners the

Saul said unto Amalekites, and

him, Blessed [be] fight against

thou of the LORD: them until they

I have performed be consumed.

the commandment 15:19 Wherefore

of the LORD. then didst thou

15:14 And Samuel not obey the

said, What voice of the

[meaneth] then LORD, but didst

this bleating of fly upon the

the sheep in mine spoil, and didst

ears, and the evil in the sight

lowing of the of the LORD?

oxen which I 15:20 And Saul

hear? said unto Samuel,

15:15 And Saul Yea, I have

said, They have obeyed the voice

brought them from of the LORD, and

the Amalekites: have gone the way

for the people which the LORD

spared the best sent me, and have

of the sheep and brought Agag the

of the oxen, to king of Amalek,

and have utterly 15:25 Now

destroyed the therefore, I pray

Amalekites. thee, pardon my

15:21 But the sin, and turn

people took of again with me,

the spoil, sheep that I may

and oxen, the worship the LORD.

chief of the

things which 15:26 And Samuel

should have been said unto Saul, I

utterly will not return

destroyed, to with thee: for

sacrifice unto thou hast

the LORD thy God rejected the word

in Gilgal. of the LORD, and

15:22 And Samuel the LORD hath

said, Hath the rejected thee

LORD [as great] from being king

delight in burnt over Israel.

offerings and 15:27 And as

sacrifices, as in Samuel turned

obeying the voice about to go away,

of the LORD? he laid hold upon

Behold, to obey the skirt of his

[is] better than mantle, and it

sacrifice, [and] rent.

to hearken than 15:28 And Samuel

the fat of rams. said unto him,

15:23 For The LORD hath

rebellion [is as] rent the kingdom

the sin of of Israel from

witchcraft, and thee this day,

stubbornness [is and hath given it

as] iniquity and to a neighbour of

idolatry. Because thine, [that is]

thou hast better than thou.

rejected the word

of the LORD, he 15:29 And also

hath also the Strength of

rejected thee Israel will not

from [being] lie nor repent:

king. for he [is] not a

15:24 And Saul man, that he

said unto Samuel, should repent.

I have sinned: 15:30 Then he

for I have said, I have

transgressed the sinned: [yet]

commandment of honour me now, I

the LORD, and thy pray thee, before

words: because I the elders of my

feared the people, and

people, and before Israel,

obeyed their and turn again

voice. with me, that I

may worship the over Israel? fill

LORD thy God. thine horn with

15:31 So Samuel oil, and go, I

turned again will send thee to

after Saul; and Jesse the

Saul worshipped Bethlehemite: for

the LORD. I have provided

15:32 Then said me a king among

Samuel, Bring ye his sons.

hither to me Agag 16:2 And Samuel

the king of the said, How can I

Amalekites. And go? if Saul hear

Agag came unto [it], he will

him delicately. kill me. And the

And Agag said, LORD said, Take

Surely the an heifer with

bitterness of thee, and say, I

death is past. am come to

15:33 And Samuel sacrifice to the

said, As thy LORD.

sword hath made 16:3 And call

women childless, Jesse to the

so shall thy sacrifice, and I

mother be will show thee

childless among what thou shalt

women. And Samuel do: and thou

hewed Agag in shalt anoint unto

pieces before the me [him] whom I

LORD in Gilgal. name unto thee.

15:34 Then 16:4 And Samuel

Samuel went to did that which

Ramah; and Saul the LORD spake,

went up to his and came to

house to Gibeah Bethlehem. And

of Saul. the elders of the

15:35 And Samuel town trembled at

came no more to his coming, and

see Saul until said, Comest thou

the day of his peaceably?

death: 16:5 And he

nevertheless said, Peaceably:

Samuel mourned I am come to

for Saul: and the sacrifice unto

LORD repented the LORD:

that he had made sanctify

Saul king over yourselves, and

Israel. come with me to

16:1 And the the sacrifice.

LORD said unto And he sanctified

Samuel, How long Jesse and his

wilt thou mourn sons, and called

for Saul, seeing them to the

I have rejected sacrifice.

him from reigning 16:6 And it came

to pass, when keepeth the

they were come, sheep. And Samuel

that he looked on said unto Jesse,

Eliab, and said, Send and fetch

Surely the LORD's him: for we will

anointed [is] not sit down till

before him. he come hither.

16:7 But the 16:12 And he

LORD said unto sent, and brought

Samuel, Look not him in. Now he

on his [was] ruddy,

countenance, or [and] withal of a

on the height of beautiful

his stature; countenance, and

because I have goodly to look

refused him: for to. And the LORD

[the LORD seeth] said, Arise,

not as man seeth; anoint him: for

for man looketh this [is] he.

on the outward 16:13 Then

appearance, but Samuel took the

the LORD looketh horn of oil, and

on the heart. anointed him in

16:8 Then Jesse the midst of his

called Abinadab, brethren: and the

and made him pass spirit of the

before Samuel. LORD came upon

And he said, David from that

Neither hath the day forward. So

LORD chosen this. Samuel rose up,

and went to

16:9 Then Jesse Ramah.

made Shammah to 16:14 But the

pass by. And he spirit of the

said, Neither LORD departed

hath the LORD from Saul, and an

chosen this. evil spirit from

16:10 Again, the LORD troubled

Jesse made seven him.

of his sons to 16:15 And Saul's

pass before servants said

Samuel. And unto him, Behold

Samuel said unto now, an evil

Jesse, The LORD spirit from God

hath not chosen troubleth thee.

these. 16:16 Let our

16:11 And Samuel lord now command

said unto Jesse, thy servants,

Are here all [which are]

[thy] children? before thee, to

And he said, seek out a man,

There remaineth [who is] a

yet the youngest, cunning player on

and, behold, he an harp: and it

shall come to 16:22 And Saul

pass, when the sent to Jesse,

evil spirit from saying, Let

God is upon thee, David, I pray

that he shall thee, stand

play with his before me; for he

hand, and thou hath found favour

shalt be well. in my sight.

16:17 And Saul 16:23 And it

said unto his came to pass,

servants, Provide when the [evil]

me now a man that spirit from God

can play well, was upon Saul,

and bring [him] that David took

to me. an harp, and

16:18 Then played with his

answered one of hand: so Saul was

the servants, and refreshed, and

said, Behold, I was well, and the

have seen a son evil spirit

of Jesse the departed from

Bethlehemite, him.

[that is] cunning 17:1 Now the

in playing, and a Philistines

mighty valiant gathered together

man, and a man of their armies to

war, and prudent battle, and were

in matters, and a gathered together

comely person, at Shochoh, which

and the LORD [is] [belongeth] to

with him. Judah, and

16:19 Wherefore pitched between

Saul sent Shochoh and

messengers unto Azekah, in

Jesse, and said, Ephesdammin.

Send me David thy 17:2 And Saul

son, which [is] and the men of

with the sheep. Israel were

16:20 And Jesse gathered

took an ass together, and

[laden] with pitched by the

bread, and a valley of Elah,

bottle of wine, and set the

and a kid, and battle in array

sent [them] by against the

David his son Philistines.

unto Saul. 17:3 And the

16:21 And David Philistines stood

came to Saul, and on a mountain on

stood before him: the one side, and

and he loved him Israel stood on a

greatly; and he mountain on the

became his other side: and

armourbearer. [there was] a

valley between and let him come

them. down to me.

17:4 And there 17:9 If he be

went out a able to fight

champion out of with me, and to

the camp of the kill me, then

Philistines, will we be your

named Goliath, of servants: but if

Gath, whose I prevail against

height [was] six him, and kill

cubits and a him, then shall

span. ye be our

17:5 And [he servants, and

had] an helmet of serve us.

brass upon his 17:10 And the

head, and he Philistine said,

[was] armed with I defy the armies

a coat of mail; of Israel this

and the weight of day; give me a

the coat [was] man, that we may

five thousand fight together.

shekels of brass. 17:11 When Saul

and all Israel

17:6 And [he heard those words

had] greaves of of the

brass upon his Philistine, they

legs, and a were dismayed,

target of brass and greatly

between his afraid.

shoulders. 17:12 Now David

17:7 And the [was] the son of

staff of his that Ephrathite

spear [was] like of

a weaver's beam; Bethlehemjudah,

and his spear's whose name [was]

head [weighed] Jesse; and he had

six hundred eight sons: and

shekels of iron: the man went

and one bearing a among men [for]

shield went an old man in the

before him. days of Saul.

17:8 And he 17:13 And the

stood and cried three eldest sons

unto the armies of Jesse went

of Israel, and [and] followed

said unto them, Saul to the

Why are ye come battle: and the

out to set [your] names of his

battle in array? three sons that

[am] not I a went to the

Philistine, and battle [were]

ye servants to Eliab the

Saul? choose you firstborn, and

a man for you, next unto him

Abinadab, and the him; and he came

third Shammah. to the trench, as

17:14 And David the host was

[was] the going forth to

youngest: and the the fight, and

three eldest shouted for the

followed Saul. battle.

17:15 But David 17:21 For Israel

went and returned and the

from Saul to feed Philistines had

his father's put the battle in

sheep at array, army

Bethlehem. against army.

17:16 And the 17:22 And David

Philistine drew left his carriage

near morning and in the hand of

evening, and the keeper of the

presented himself carriage, and ran

forty days. into the army,

17:17 And Jesse and came and

said unto David saluted his

his son, Take now brethren.

for thy brethren 17:23 And as he

an ephah of this talked with them,

parched [corn], behold, there

and these ten came up the

loaves, and run champion, the

to the camp to Philistine of

thy brethren; Gath, Goliath by

17:18 And carry name, out of the

these ten cheeses armies of the

unto the captain Philistines, and

of [their] spake according

thousand, and to the same

look how thy words: and David

brethren fare, heard [them].

and take their 17:24 And all

pledge. the men of

17:19 Now Saul, Israel, when they

and they, and all saw the man, fled

the men of from him, and

Israel, [were] in were sore afraid.

the valley of

Elah, fighting 17:25 And the

with the men of Israel

Philistines. said, Have ye

17:20 And David seen this man

rose up early in that is come up?

the morning, and surely to defy

left the sheep Israel is he come

with a keeper, up: and it shall

and took, and be, [that] the

went, as Jesse man who killeth

had commanded him, the king

will enrich him mightest see the

with great battle.

riches, and will 17:29 And David

give him his said, What have I

daughter, and now done? [Is

make his father's there] not a

house free in cause?

Israel. 17:30 And he

17:26 And David turned from him

spake to the men toward another,

that stood by and spake after

him, saying, What the same manner:

shall be done to and the people

the man that answered him

killeth this again after the

Philistine, and former manner.

taketh away the 17:31 And when

reproach from the words were

Israel? for who heard which David

[is] this spake, they

uncircumcised rehearsed [them]

Philistine, that before Saul: and

he should defy he sent for him.

the armies of the 17:32 And David

living God? said to Saul, Let

17:27 And the no man's heart

people answered fail because of

him after this him; thy servant

manner, saying, will go and fight

So shall it be with this

done to the man Philistine.

that killeth him. 17:33 And Saul

said to David,

17:28 And Eliab Thou art not able

his eldest to go against

brother heard this Philistine

when he spake to fight with

unto the men; and him: for thou

Eliab's anger was [art but] a

kindled against youth, and he a

David, and he man of war from

said, Why camest his youth.

thou down hither? 17:34 And David

and with whom said unto Saul,

hast thou left Thy servant kept

those few sheep his father's

in the sheep, and there

wilderness? I came a lion, and

know thy pride, a bear, and took

and the a lamb out of the

naughtiness of flock:

thine heart; for 17:35 And I went

thou art come out after him,

down that thou and smote him,

and delivered [them]. And David

[it] out of his put them off him.

mouth: and when

he arose against 17:40 And he

me, I caught took his staff in

[him] by his his hand, and

beard, and smote chose him five

him, and slew smooth stones out

him. of the brook, and

17:36 Thy put them in a

servant slew both shepherd's bag

the lion and the which he had,

bear: and this even in a scrip;

uncircumcised and his sling

Philistine shall [was] in his

be as one of hand: and he drew

them, seeing he near to the

hath defied the Philistine.

armies of the 17:41 And the

living God. Philistine came

17:37 David said on and drew near

moreover, The unto David; and

LORD that the man that bare

delivered me out the shield [went]

of the paw of the before him.

lion, and out of 17:42 And when

the paw of the the Philistine

bear, he will looked about, and

deliver me out of saw David, he

the hand of this disdained him:

Philistine. And for he was [but]

Saul said unto a youth, and

David, Go, and ruddy, and of a

the LORD be with fair countenance.

thee.

17:38 And Saul 17:43 And the

armed David with Philistine said

his armour, and unto David, [Am]

he put an helmet I a dog, that

of brass upon his thou comest to me

head; also he with staves? And

armed him with a the Philistine

coat of mail. cursed David by

17:39 And David his gods.

girded his sword 17:44 And the

upon his armour, Philistine said

and he assayed to to David, Come to

go; for he had me, and I will

not proved [it]. give thy flesh

And David said unto the fowls of

unto Saul, I the air, and to

cannot go with the beasts of the

these; for I have field.

not proved 17:45 Then said

David to the 17:49 And David

Philistine, Thou put his hand in

comest to me with his bag, and took

a sword, and with thence a stone,

a spear, and with and slang [it],

a shield: but I and smote the

come to thee in Philistine in his

the name of the forehead, that

LORD of hosts, the stone sunk

the God of the into his

armies of Israel, forehead; and he

whom thou hast fell upon his

defied. face to the

17:46 This day earth.

will the LORD 17:50 So David

deliver thee into prevailed over

mine hand; and I the Philistine

will smite thee, with a sling and

and take thine with a stone, and

head from thee; smote the

and I will give Philistine, and

the carcases of slew him; but

the host of the [there was] no

Philistines this sword in the hand

day unto the of David.

fowls of the air, 17:51 Therefore

and to the wild David ran, and

beasts of the stood upon the

earth; that all Philistine, and

the earth may took his sword,

know that there and drew it out

is a God in of the sheath

Israel. thereof, and slew

17:47 And all him, and cut off

this assembly his head

shall know that therewith. And

the LORD saveth when the

not with sword Philistines saw

and spear: for their champion

the battle [is] was dead, they

the LORD's, and fled.

he will give you 17:52 And the

into our hands. men of Israel and

17:48 And it of Judah arose,

came to pass, and shouted, and

when the pursued the

Philistine arose, Philistines,

and came and drew until thou come

nigh to meet to the valley,

David, that David and to the gates

hasted, and ran of Ekron. And the

toward the army wounded of the

to meet the Philistines fell

Philistine. down by the way

to Shaaraim, even thy servant Jesse

unto Gath, and the Bethlehemite.

unto Ekron.

17:53 And the 18:1 And it came

children of to pass, when he

Israel returned had made an end

from chasing of speaking unto

after the Saul, that the

Philistines, and soul of Jonathan

they spoiled was knit with the

their tents. soul of David,

17:54 And David and Jonathan

took the head of loved him as his

the Philistine, own soul.

and brought it to 18:2 And Saul

Jerusalem; but he took him that

put his armour in day, and would

his tent. let him go no

17:55 And when more home to his

Saul saw David go father's house.

forth against the 18:3 Then

Philistine, he Jonathan and

said unto Abner, David made a

the captain of covenant, because

the host, Abner, he loved him as

whose son [is] his own soul.

this youth? And 18:4 And

Abner said, [As] Jonathan stripped

thy soul liveth, himself of the

O king, I cannot robe that [was]

tell. upon him, and

17:56 And the gave it to David,

king said, and his garments,

Inquire thou even to his

whose son the sword, and to his

stripling [is]. bow, and to his

17:57 And as girdle.

David returned 18:5 And David

from the went out

slaughter of the whithersoever

Philistine, Abner Saul sent him,

took him, and [and] behaved

brought him himself wisely:

before Saul with and Saul set him

the head of the over the men of

Philistine in his war, and he was

hand. accepted in the

17:58 And Saul sight of all the

said to him, people, and also

Whose son [art] in the sight of

thou, [thou] Saul's servants.

young man? And 18:6 And it came

David answered, I to pass as they

[am] the son of came, when David

was returned from 18:11 And Saul

the slaughter of cast the javelin;

the Philistine, for he said, I

that the women will smite David

came out of all even to the wall

cities of Israel, [with it]. And

singing and David avoided out

dancing, to meet of his presence

king Saul, with twice.

tabrets, with 18:12 And Saul

joy, and with was afraid of

instruments of David, because

music. the LORD was with

18:7 And the him, and was

women answered departed from

[one another] as Saul.

they played, and 18:13 Therefore

said, Saul hath Saul removed him

slain his from him, and

thousands, and made him his

David his ten captain over a

thousands. thousand; and he

18:8 And Saul went out and came

was very wroth, in before the

and the saying people.

displeased him; 18:14 And David

and he said, They behaved himself

have ascribed wisely in all his

unto David ten ways; and the

thousands, and to LORD [was] with

me they have him.

ascribed [but] 18:15 Wherefore

thousands: and when Saul saw

[what] can he that he behaved

have more but the himself very

kingdom? wisely, he was

18:9 And Saul afraid of him.

eyed David from 18:16 But all

that day and Israel and Judah

forward. loved David,

18:10 And it because he went

came to pass on out and came in

the morrow, that before them.

the evil spirit 18:17 And Saul

from God came said to David,

upon Saul, and he Behold my elder

prophesied in the daughter Merab,

midst of the her will I give

house: and David thee to wife:

played with his only be thou

hand, as at other valiant for me,

times: and [there and fight the

was] a javelin in LORD'S battles.

Saul's hand. For Saul said,

Let not mine hand his servants love

be upon him, but thee: now

let the hand of therefore be the

the Philistines king's son in

be upon him. law.

18:18 And David 18:23 And Saul's

said unto Saul, servants spake

Who [am] I? and those words in

what [is] my the ears of

life, [or] my David. And David

father's family said, Seemeth it

in Israel, that I to you [a] light

should be son in [thing] to be a

law to the king? king's son in

18:19 But it law, seeing that

came to pass at I [am] a poor

the time when man, and lightly

Merab Saul's esteemed?

daughter should 18:24 And the

have been given servants of Saul

to David, that told him, saying,

she was given On this manner

unto Adriel the spake David.

Meholathite to 18:25 And Saul

wife. said, Thus shall

18:20 And Michal ye say to David,

Saul's daughter The king desireth

loved David: and not any dowry,

they told Saul, but an hundred

and the thing foreskins of the

pleased him. Philistines, to

18:21 And Saul be avenged of the

said, I will give king's enemies.

him her, that she But Saul thought

may be a snare to to make David

him, and that the fall by the hand

hand of the of the

Philistines may Philistines.

be against him. 18:26 And when

Wherefore Saul his servants told

said to David, David these

Thou shalt this words, it pleased

day be my son in David well to be

law in [the one the king's son in

of] the twain. law: and the days

18:22 And Saul were not expired.

commanded his

servants, 18:27 Wherefore

[saying], Commune David arose and

with David went, he and his

secretly, and men, and slew of

say, Behold, the the Philistines

king hath delight two hundred men;

in thee, and all and David brought

their foreskins, to thyself until

and they gave the morning, and

them in full tale abide in a secret

to the king, that [place], and hide

he might be the thyself:

king's son in 19:3 And I will

law. And Saul go out and stand

gave him Michal beside my father

his daughter to in the field

wife. where thou [art],

18:28 And Saul and I will

saw and knew that commune with my

the LORD [was] father of thee;

with David, and and what I see,

[that] Michal that I will tell

Saul's daughter thee.

loved him. 19:4 And

18:29 And Saul Jonathan spake

was yet the more good of David

afraid of David; unto Saul his

and Saul became father, and said

David's enemy unto him, Let not

continually. the king sin

18:30 Then the against his

princes of the servant, against

Philistines went David; because he

forth: and it hath not sinned

came to pass, against thee, and

after they went because his works

forth, [that] [have been] to

David behaved thee-ward very

himself more good:

wisely than all 19:5 For he did

the servants of put his life in

Saul; so that his his hand, and

name was much set slew the

by. Philistine, and

19:1 And Saul the LORD wrought

spake to Jonathan a great salvation

his son, and to for all Israel:

all his servants, thou sawest [it],

that they should and didst

kill David. rejoice:

19:2 But wherefore then

Jonathan Saul's wilt thou sin

son delighted against innocent

much in David: blood, to slay

and Jonathan told David without a

David, saying, cause?

Saul my father 19:6 And Saul

seeketh to kill hearkened unto

thee: now the voice of

therefore, I pray Jonathan: and

thee, take heed Saul sware, [As]

the LORD liveth, wife told him,

he shall not be saying, If thou

slain. save not thy life

19:7 And to night, to

Jonathan called morrow thou shalt

David, and be slain.

Jonathan showed 19:12 So Michal

him all those let David down

things. And through a window:

Jonathan brought and he went, and

David to Saul, fled, and

and he was in his escaped.

presence, as in 19:13 And Michal

times past. took an image,

19:8 And there and laid [it] in

was war again: the bed, and put

and David went a pillow of

out, and fought goats' [hair] for

with the his bolster, and

Philistines, and covered [it] with

slew them with a a cloth.

great slaughter; 19:14 And when

and they fled Saul sent

from him. messengers to

19:9 And the take David, she

evil spirit from said, He [is]

the LORD was upon sick.

Saul, as he sat 19:15 And Saul

in his house with sent the

his javelin in messengers

his hand: and [again] to see

David played with David, saying,

[his] hand. Bring him up to

19:10 And Saul me in the bed,

sought to smite that I may slay

David even to the him.

wall with the 19:16 And when

javelin; but he the messengers

slipped away out were come in,

of Saul's behold, [there

presence, and he was] an image in

smote the javelin the bed, with a

into the wall: pillow of goats'

and David fled, [hair] for his

and escaped that bolster.

night. 19:17 And Saul

19:11 Saul also said unto Michal,

sent messengers Why hast thou

unto David's deceived me so,

house, to watch and sent away

him, and to slay mine enemy, that

him in the he is escaped?

morning: and And Michal

Michal David's answered Saul, He

said unto me, Let at Naioth in

me go; why should Ramah.

I kill thee? 19:23 And he

19:18 So David went thither to

fled, and Naioth in Ramah:

escaped, and came and the spirit of

to Samuel to God was upon him

Ramah, and told also, and he went

him all that Saul on, and

had done to him. prophesied, until

And he and Samuel he came to Naioth

went and dwelt in in Ramah.

Naioth. 19:24 And he

19:19 And it was stripped off his

told Saul, clothes also, and

saying, Behold, prophesied before

David [is] at Samuel in like

Naioth in Ramah. manner, and lay

19:20 And Saul down naked all

sent messengers that day and all

to take David: that night.

and when they saw Wherefore they

the company of say, [Is] Saul

the prophets also among the

prophesying, and prophets?

Samuel standing 20:1 And David

[as] appointed fled from Naioth

over them, the in Ramah, and

spirit of God was came and said

upon the before Jonathan,

messengers of What have I done?

Saul, and they what [is] mine

also prophesied. iniquity? and

19:21 And when what [is] my sin

it was told Saul, before thy

he sent other father, that he

messengers, and seeketh my life?

they prophesied 20:2 And he said

likewise. And unto him, God

Saul sent forbid; thou

messengers again shalt not die:

the third time, behold, my father

and they will do nothing

prophesied also. either great or

19:22 Then went small, but that

he also to Ramah, he will show it

and came to a me: and why

great well that should my father

[is] in Sechu: hide this thing

and he asked and from me? it [is]

said, Where [are] not [so].

Samuel and David? 20:3 And David

And [one] said, sware moreover,

Behold, [they be] and said, Thy

father certainly sure that evil is

knoweth that I determined by

have found grace him.

in thine eyes; 20:8 Therefore

and he saith, Let thou shalt deal

not Jonathan know kindly with thy

this, lest he be servant; for thou

grieved: but hast brought thy

truly [as] the servant into a

LORD liveth, and covenant of the

[as] thy soul LORD with thee:

liveth, [there notwithstanding,

is] but a step if there be in me

between me and iniquity, slay me

death. thyself; for why

20:4 Then said shouldest thou

Jonathan unto bring me to thy

David, Whatsoever father?

thy soul 20:9 And

desireth, I will Jonathan said,

even do [it] for Far be it from

thee. thee: for if I

20:5 And David knew certainly

said unto that evil were

Jonathan, Behold, determined by my

to morrow [is] father to come

the new moon, and upon thee, then

I should not fail would not I tell

to sit with the it thee?

king at meat: but 20:10 Then said

let me go, that I David to

may hide myself Jonathan, Who

in the field unto shall tell me? or

the third [day] what [if] thy

at even. father answer

20:6 If thy thee roughly?

father at all 20:11 And

miss me, then Jonathan said

say, David unto David, Come,

earnestly asked and let us go out

[leave] of me into the field.

that he might run And they went out

to Bethlehem his both of them into

city: for [there the field.

is] a yearly 20:12 And

sacrifice there Jonathan said

for all the unto David, O

family. LORD God of

20:7 If he say Israel, when I

thus, [It is] have sounded my

well; thy servant father about to

shall have peace: morrow any time,

but if he be very [or] the third

wroth, [then] be [day], and,

behold, [if there loved his own

be] good toward soul.

David, and I then 20:18 Then

send not unto Jonathan said to

thee, and show it David, To morrow

thee; [is] the new

20:13 The LORD moon: and thou

do so and much shalt be missed,

more to Jonathan: because thy seat

but if it please will be empty.

my father [to do] 20:19 And [when]

thee evil, then I thou hast stayed

will show it three days,

thee, and send [then] thou shalt

thee away, that go down quickly,

thou mayest go in and come to the

peace: and the place where thou

LORD be with didst hide

thee, as he hath thyself when the

been with my business was [in

father. hand], and shalt

20:14 And thou remain by the

shalt not only stone Ezel.

while yet I live 20:20 And I will

show me the shoot three

kindness of the arrows on the

LORD, that I die side [thereof],

not: as though I shot

20:15 But [also] at a mark.

thou shalt not 20:21 And,

cut off thy behold, I will

kindness from my send a lad,

house for ever: [saying], Go,

no, not when the find out the

LORD hath cut off arrows. If I

the enemies of expressly say

David every one unto the lad,

from the face of Behold, the

the earth. arrows [are] on

20:16 So this side of

Jonathan made [a thee, take them;

covenant] with then come thou:

the house of for [there is]

David, [saying], peace to thee,

Let the LORD even and no hurt; [as]

require [it] at the LORD liveth.

the hand of 20:22 But if I

David's enemies. say thus unto the

20:17 And young man,

Jonathan caused Behold, the

David to swear arrows [are]

again, because he beyond thee; go

loved him: for he thy way: for the

loved him as he LORD hath sent

thee away. Jonathan answered

20:23 And [as Saul, David

touching] the earnestly asked

matter which thou [leave] of me [to

and I have spoken go] to Bethlehem:

of, behold, the

LORD [be] between 20:29 And he

thee and me for said, Let me go,

ever. I pray thee; for

20:24 So David our family hath a

hid himself in sacrifice in the

the field: and city; and my

when the new moon brother, he hath

was come, the commanded me [to

king sat him down be there]: and

to eat meat. now, if I have

20:25 And the found favour in

king sat upon his thine eyes, let

seat, as at other me get away, I

times, [even] pray thee, and

upon a seat by see my brethren.

the wall: and Therefore he

Jonathan arose, cometh not unto

and Abner sat by the king's table.

Saul's side, and

David's place was 20:30 Then

empty. Saul's anger was

20:26 kindled against

Nevertheless Saul Jonathan, and he

spake not any said unto him,

thing that day: Thou son of the

for he thought, perverse

Something hath rebellious

befallen him, he [woman], do not I

[is] not clean; know that thou

surely he [is] hast chosen the

not clean. son of Jesse to

20:27 And it thine own

came to pass on confusion, and

the morrow, unto the

[which was] the confusion of thy

second [day] of mother's

the month, that nakedness?

David's place was 20:31 For as

empty: and Saul long as the son

said unto of Jesse liveth

Jonathan his son, upon the ground,

Wherefore cometh thou shalt not be

not the son of established, nor

Jesse to meat, thy kingdom.

neither Wherefore now

yesterday, nor to send and fetch

day? him unto me, for

20:28 And he shall surely

die. lad, and said,

20:32 And [Is] not the

Jonathan answered arrow beyond

Saul his father, thee?

and said unto 20:38 And

him, Wherefore Jonathan cried

shall he be after the lad,

slain? what hath Make speed,

he done? haste, stay not.

20:33 And Saul And Jonathan's

cast a javelin at lad gathered up

him to smite him: the arrows, and

whereby Jonathan came to his

knew that it was master.

determined of his 20:39 But the

father to slay lad knew not any

David. thing: only

20:34 So Jonathan and

Jonathan arose David knew the

from the table in matter.

fierce anger, and 20:40 And

did eat no meat Jonathan gave his

the second day of artillery unto

the month: for he his lad, and said

was grieved for unto him, Go,

David, because carry [them] to

his father had the city.

done him shame. 20:41 [And] as

20:35 And it soon as the lad

came to pass in was gone, David

the morning, that arose out of [a

Jonathan went out place] toward the

into the field at south, and fell

the time on his face to

appointed with the ground, and

David, and a bowed himself

little lad with three times: and

him. they kissed one

20:36 And he another, and wept

said unto his one with another,

lad, Run, find until David

out now the exceeded.

arrows which I 20:42 And

shoot. [And] as Jonathan said to

the lad ran, he David, Go in

shot an arrow peace, forasmuch

beyond him. as we have sworn

20:37 And when both of us in the

the lad was come name of the LORD,

to the place of saying, The LORD

the arrow which be between me and

Jonathan had thee, and between

shot, Jonathan my seed and thy

cried after the seed for ever.

And he arose and

departed: and 21:5 And David

Jonathan went answered the

into the city. priest, and said

21:1 Then came unto him, Of a

David to Nob to truth women [have

Ahimelech the been] kept from

priest: and us about these

Ahimelech was three days, since

afraid at the I came out, and

meeting of David, the vessels of

and said unto the young men are

him, Why [art] holy, and [the

thou alone, and bread is] in a

no man with thee? manner common,

yea, though it

21:2 And David were sanctified

said unto this day in the

Ahimelech the vessel.

priest, The king 21:6 So the

hath commanded me priest gave him

a business, and hallowed [bread]:

hath said unto for there was no

me, Let no man bread there but

know any thing of the showbread,

the business that was taken

whereabout I send from before the

thee, and what I LORD, to put hot

have commanded bread in the day

thee: and I have when it was taken

appointed [my] away.

servants to such 21:7 Now a

and such a place. certain man of

the servants of

21:3 Now Saul [was] there

therefore what is that day,

under thine hand? detained before

give [me] five the LORD; and his

[loaves of] bread name [was] Doeg,

in mine hand, or an Edomite, the

what there is chiefest of the

present. herdmen that

21:4 And the [belonged] to

priest answered Saul.

David, and said, 21:8 And David

[There is] no said unto

common bread Ahimelech, And is

under mine hand, there not here

but there is under thine hand

hallowed bread; spear or sword?

if the young men for I have

have kept neither brought

themselves at my sword nor my

least from women. weapons with me,

because the scrabbled on the

king's business doors of the

required haste. gate, and let his

21:9 And the spittle fall down

priest said, The upon his beard.

sword of Goliath 21:14 Then said

the Philistine, Achish unto his

whom thou slewest servants, Lo, ye

in the valley of see the man is

Elah, behold, it mad: wherefore

[is here] wrapped [then] have ye

in a cloth behind brought him to

the ephod: if me?

thou wilt take 21:15 Have I

that, take [it]: need of mad men,

for [there is] no that ye have

other save that brought this

here. And David [fellow] to play

said, [There is] the mad man in my

none like that; presence? shall

give it me. this [fellow]

21:10 And David come into my

arose, and fled house?

that day for fear 22:1 David

of Saul, and went therefore

to Achish the departed thence,

king of Gath. and escaped to

21:11 And the the cave Adullam:

servants of and when his

Achish said unto brethren and all

him, [Is] not his father's

this David the house heard [it],

king of the land? they went down

did they not sing thither to him.

one to another of 22:2 And every

him in dances, one [that was] in

saying, Saul hath distress, and

slain his every one that

thousands, and [was] in debt,

David his ten and every one

thousands? [that was]

21:12 And David discontented,

laid up these gathered

words in his themselves unto

heart, and was him; and he

sore afraid of became a captain

Achish the king over them: and

of Gath. there were with

21:13 And he him about four

changed his hundred men.

behaviour before 22:3 And David

them, and feigned went thence to

himself mad in Mizpeh of Moab:

their hands, and and he said unto

the king of Moab, captains of

Let my father and hundreds;

my mother, I pray 22:8 That all of

thee, come forth, you have

[and be] with conspired against

you, till I know me, and [there

what God will do is] none that

for me. showeth me that

22:4 And he my son hath made

brought them a league with the

before the king son of Jesse, and

of Moab: and they [there is] none

dwelt with him of you that is

all the while sorry for me, or

that David was in showeth unto me

the hold. that my son hath

22:5 And the stirred up my

prophet Gad said servant against

unto David, Abide me, to lie in

not in the hold; wait, as at this

depart, and get day?

thee into the 22:9 Then

land of Judah. answered Doeg the

Then David Edomite, which

departed, and was set over the

came into the servants of Saul,

forest of Hareth. and said, I saw

the son of Jesse

22:6 When Saul coming to Nob, to

heard that David Ahimelech the son

was discovered, of Ahitub.

and the men that 22:10 And he

[were] with him, inquired of the

(now Saul abode LORD for him, and

in Gibeah under a gave him

tree in Ramah, victuals, and

having his spear gave him the

in his hand, and sword of Goliath

all his servants the Philistine.

[were] standing 22:11 Then the

about him;) king sent to call

22:7 Then Saul Ahimelech the

said unto his priest, the son

servants that of Ahitub, and

stood about him, all his father's

Hear now, ye house, the

Benjamites; will priests that

the son of Jesse [were] in Nob:

give every one of and they came all

you fields and of them to the

vineyards, [and] king.

make you all 22:12 And Saul

captains of said, Hear now,

thousands, and thou son of

Ahitub. And he stood about him,

answered, Here I Turn, and slay

[am], my lord. the priests of

22:13 And Saul the LORD; because

said unto him, their hand also

Why have ye [is] with David,

conspired against and because they

me, thou and the knew when he

son of Jesse, in fled, and did not

that thou hast show it to me.

given him bread, But the servants

and a sword, and of the king would

hast inquired of not put forth

God for him, that their hand to

he should rise fall upon the

against me, to priests of the

lie in wait, as LORD.

at this day? 22:18 And the

22:14 Then king said to

Ahimelech Doeg, Turn thou,

answered the and fall upon the

king, and said, priests. And Doeg

And who [is so] the Edomite

faithful among turned, and he

all thy servants fell upon the

as David, which priests, and slew

is the king's son on that day

in law, and goeth fourscore and

at thy bidding, five persons that

and is honourable did wear a linen

in thine house? ephod.

22:15 Did I then 22:19 And Nob,

begin to inquire the city of the

of God for him? priests, smote he

be it far from with the edge of

me: let not the the sword, both

king impute [any] men and women,

thing unto his children and

servant, [nor] to sucklings, and

all the house of oxen, and asses,

my father: for and sheep, with

thy servant knew the edge of the

nothing of all sword.

this, less or 22:20 And one of

more. the sons of

22:16 And the Ahimelech the son

king said, Thou of Ahitub, named

shalt surely die, Abiathar,

Ahimelech, thou, escaped, and fled

and all thy after David.

father's house. 22:21 And

22:17 And the Abiathar showed

king said unto David that Saul

the footmen that had slain the

LORD'S priests. And the LORD

22:22 And David answered him and

said unto said, Arise, go

Abiathar, I knew down to Keilah:

[it] that day, for I will

when Doeg the deliver the

Edomite [was] Philistines into

there, that he thine hand.

would surely tell 23:5 So David

Saul: I have and his men went

occasioned [the to Keilah, and

death] of all the fought with the

persons of thy Philistines, and

father's house. brought away

22:23 Abide thou their cattle, and

with me, fear smote them with a

not: for he that great slaughter.

seeketh my life So David saved

seeketh thy life: the inhabitants

but with me thou of Keilah.

[shalt be] in 23:6 And it came

safeguard. to pass, when

23:1 Then they Abiathar the son

told David, of Ahimelech fled

saying, Behold, to David to

the Philistines Keilah, [that] he

fight against came down [with]

Keilah, and they an ephod in his

rob the hand.

threshingfloors. 23:7 And it was

23:2 Therefore told Saul that

David inquired of David was come to

the LORD, saying, Keilah. And Saul

Shall I go and said, God hath

smite these delivered him

Philistines? And into mine hand;

the LORD said for he is shut

unto David, Go, in, by entering

and smite the into a town that

Philistines, and hath gates and

save Keilah. bars.

23:3 And David's 23:8 And Saul

men said unto called all the

him, Behold, we people together

be afraid here in to war, to go

Judah: how much down to Keilah,

more then if we to besiege David

come to Keilah and his men.

against the 23:9 And David

armies of the knew that Saul

Philistines? secretly

23:4 Then David practiced

inquired of the mischief against

LORD yet again. him; and he said

to Abiathar the abode in the

priest, Bring wilderness in

hither the ephod. strong holds, and

remained in a

23:10 Then said mountain in the

David, O LORD God wilderness of

of Israel, thy Ziph. And Saul

servant hath sought him every

certainly heard day, but God

that Saul seeketh delivered him not

to come to into his hand.

Keilah, to 23:15 And David

destroy the city saw that Saul was

for my sake. come out to seek

23:11 Will the his life: and

men of Keilah David [was] in

deliver me up the wilderness of

into his hand? Ziph in a wood.

will Saul come 23:16 And

down, as thy Jonathan Saul's

servant hath son arose, and

heard? O LORD God went to David

of Israel, I into the wood,

beseech thee, and strengthened

tell thy servant. his hand in God.

And the LORD 23:17 And he

said, He will said unto him,

come down. Fear not: for the

23:12 Then said hand of Saul my

David, Will the father shall not

men of Keilah find thee; and

deliver me and my thou shalt be

men into the hand king over Israel,

of Saul? And the and I shall be

LORD said, They next unto thee;

will deliver and that also

[thee] up. Saul my father

23:13 Then David knoweth.

and his men, 23:18 And they

[which were] two made a

about six covenant before

hundred, arose the LORD: and

and departed out David abode in

of Keilah, and the wood, and

went Jonathan went to

whithersoever his house.

they could go. 23:19 Then came

And it was told up the Ziphites

Saul that David to Saul to

was escaped from Gibeah, saying,

Keilah; and he Doth not David

forbare to go hide himself with

forth. us in strong

23:14 And David holds in the

wood, in the hill [were] in the

of Hachilah, wilderness of

which [is] on the Maon, in the

south of plain on the

Jeshimon? south of

23:20 Now Jeshimon.

therefore, O 23:25 Saul also

king, come down and his men went

according to all to seek [him].

the desire of thy And they told

soul to come David: wherefore

down; and our he came down into

part [shall be] a rock, and abode

to deliver him in the wilderness

into the king's of Maon. And when

hand. Saul heard

23:21 And Saul [that], he

said, Blessed pursued after

[be] ye of the David in the

LORD; for ye have wilderness of

compassion on me. Maon.

23:26 And Saul

23:22 Go, I pray went on this side

you, prepare yet, of the mountain,

and know and see and David and his

his place where men on that side

his haunt is, of the mountain:

[and] who hath and David made

seen him there: haste to get away

for it is told me for fear of Saul;

[that] he dealeth for Saul and his

very subtly. men compassed

23:23 See David and his men

therefore, and round about to

take knowledge of take them.

all the lurking 23:27 But there

places where he came a messenger

hideth himself, unto Saul,

and come ye again saying, Haste

to me with the thee, and come;

certainty, and I for the

will go with you: Philistines have

and it shall come invaded the land.

to pass, if he be

in the land, that 23:28 Wherefore

I will search him Saul returned

out throughout from pursuing

all the thousands after David, and

of Judah. went against the

23:24 And they Philistines:

arose, and went therefore they

to Ziph before called that place

Saul: but David Selahammahlekoth.

and his men

23:29 And David afterward, that

went up from David's heart

thence, and dwelt smote him,

in strong holds because he had

at Engedi. cut off Saul's

24:1 And it came skirt.

to pass, when 24:6 And he said

Saul was returned unto his men, The

from following LORD forbid that

the Philistines, I should do this

that it was told thing unto my

him, saying, master, the

Behold, David LORD'S anointed,

[is] in the to stretch forth

wilderness of mine hand against

Engedi. him, seeing he

24:2 Then Saul [is] the anointed

took three of the LORD.

thousand chosen 24:7 So David

men out of all stayed his

Israel, and went servants with

to seek David and these words, and

his men upon the suffered them not

rocks of the wild to rise against

goats. Saul. But Saul

24:3 And he came rose up out of

to the sheepcotes the cave, and

by the way, where went on [his]

[was] a cave; and way.

Saul went in to 24:8 David also

cover his feet: arose afterward,

and David and his and went out of

men remained in the cave, and

the sides of the cried after Saul,

cave. saying, My lord

24:4 And the men the king. And

of David said when Saul looked

unto him, Behold behind him, David

the day of which stooped with his

the LORD said face to the

unto thee, earth, and bowed

Behold, I will himself.

deliver thine 24:9 And David

enemy into thine said to Saul,

hand, that thou Wherefore hearest

mayest do to him thou men's words,

as it shall seem saying, Behold,

good unto thee. David seeketh thy

Then David arose, hurt?

and cut off the 24:10 Behold,

skirt of Saul's this day thine

robe privily. eyes have seen

24:5 And it came how that the LORD

to pass had delivered

thee to day into therefore be

mine hand in the judge, and judge

cave: and [some] between me and

bade [me] kill thee, and see,

thee: but [mine and plead my

eye] spared thee; cause, and

and I said, I deliver me out of

will not put thine hand.

forth mine hand 24:16 And it

against my lord; came to pass,

for he [is] the when David had

LORD'S anointed. made an end of

24:11 Moreover, speaking these

my father, see, words unto Saul,

yea, see the that Saul said,

skirt of thy robe [Is] this thy

in my hand: for voice, my son

in that I cut off David? And Saul

the skirt of thy lifted up his

robe, and killed voice, and wept.

thee not, know 24:17 And he

thou and see that said to David,

[there is] Thou [art] more

neither evil nor righteous than I:

transgression in for thou hast

mine hand, and I rewarded me good,

have not sinned whereas I have

against thee; yet rewarded thee

thou huntest my evil.

soul to take it. 24:18 And thou

24:12 The LORD hast showed this

judge between me day how that thou

and thee, and the hast dealt well

LORD avenge me of with me:

thee: but mine forasmuch as when

hand shall not be the LORD had

upon thee. delivered me into

24:13 As saith thine hand, thou

the proverb of killedst me not.

the ancients, 24:19 For if a

Wickedness man find his

proceedeth from enemy, will he

the wicked: but let him go well

mine hand shall away? wherefore

not be upon thee. the LORD reward

thee good for

24:14 After whom that thou hast

is the king of done unto me this

Israel come out? day.

after whom dost 24:20 And now,

thou pursue? behold, I know

after a dead dog, well that thou

after a flea. shalt surely be

24:15 The LORD king, and that

the kingdom of beautiful

Israel shall be countenance: but

established in the man [was]

thine hand. churlish and evil

24:21 Swear now in his doings;

therefore unto me and he [was] of

by the LORD, that the house of

thou wilt not cut Caleb.

off my seed after 25:4 And David

me, and that thou heard in the

wilt not destroy wilderness that

my name out of my Nabal did shear

father's house. his sheep.

24:22 And David 25:5 And David

sware unto Saul. sent out ten

And Saul went young men, and

home; but David David said unto

and his men gat the young men,

them up unto the Get you up to

hold. Carmel, and go to

25:1 And Samuel Nabal, and greet

died; and all the him in my name:

Israelites were 25:6 And thus

gathered shall ye say to

together, and him that liveth

lamented him, and [in prosperity],

buried him in his Peace [be] both

house at Ramah. to thee, and

And David arose, peace [be] to

and went down to thine house, and

the wilderness of peace [be] unto

Paran. all that thou

25:2 And [there hast.

was] a man in 25:7 And now I

Maon, whose have heard that

possessions thou hast

[were] in Carmel; shearers: now thy

and the man [was] shepherds which

very great, and were with us, we

he had three hurt them not,

thousand sheep, neither was there

and a thousand ought missing

goats: and he was unto them, all

shearing his the while they

sheep in Carmel. were in Carmel.

25:3 Now the 25:8 Ask thy

name of the man young men, and

[was] Nabal; and they will show

the name of his thee. Wherefore

wife Abigail: and let the young men

[she was] a woman find favour in

of good thine eyes: for

understanding, we come in a good

and of a day: give, I pray

thee, whatsoever David about four

cometh to thine hundred men; and

hand unto thy two hundred abode

servants, and to by the stuff.

thy son David. 25:14 But one of

25:9 And when the young men

David's young men told Abigail,

came, they spake Nabal's wife,

to Nabal saying, Behold,

according to all David sent

those words in messengers out of

the name of the wilderness to

David, and salute our

ceased. master; and he

25:10 And Nabal railed on them.

answered David's 25:15 But the

servants, and men [were] very

said, Who [is] good unto us, and

David? and who we were not hurt,

[is] the son of neither missed we

Jesse? there be any thing, as

many servants now long as we were

a days that break conversant with

away every man them, when we

from his master. were in the

25:11 Shall I fields:

then take my 25:16 They were

bread, and my a wall unto us

water, and my both by night and

flesh that I have day, all the

killed for my while we were

shearers, and with them keeping

give [it] unto the sheep.

men, whom I know 25:17 Now

not whence they therefore know

[be]? and consider what

25:12 So David's thou wilt do; for

young men turned evil is

their way, and determined

went again, and against our

came and told him master, and

all those against all his

sayings. household: for he

25:13 And David [is such] a son

said unto his of Belial, that

men, Gird ye on [a man] cannot

every man his speak to him.

sword. And they 25:18 Then

girded on every Abigail made

man his sword; haste, and took

and David also two hundred

girded on his loaves, and two

sword: and there bottles of wine,

went up after and five sheep

ready dressed, lighted off the

and five measures ass, and fell

of parched before David on

[corn], and an her face, and

hundred clusters bowed herself to

of raisins, and the ground,

two hundred cakes 25:24 And fell

of figs, and laid at his feet, and

[them] on asses. said, Upon me, my

25:19 And she lord, [upon] me

said unto her [let this]

servants, Go on iniquity [be]:

before me; and let thine

behold, I come handmaid, I pray

after you. But thee, speak in

she told not her thine audience,

husband Nabal. and hear the

25:20 And it was words of thine

[so, as] she rode handmaid.

on the ass, that 25:25 Let not my

she came down by lord, I pray

the covert of the thee, regard this

hill, and, man of Belial,

behold, David and [even] Nabal: for

his men came down as his name [is],

against her; and so [is] he; Nabal

she met them. [is] his name,

25:21 Now David and folly [is]

had said, Surely with him: but I

in vain have I thine handmaid

kept all that saw not the young

this [fellow] men of my lord,

hath in the whom thou didst

wilderness, so send.

that nothing was 25:26 Now

missed of all therefore, my

that [pertained] lord, [as] the

unto him: and he LORD liveth, and

hath requited me [as] thy soul

evil for good. liveth, seeing

25:22 So and the LORD hath

more also do God withholden thee

unto the enemies from coming to

of David, if I [shed] blood, and

leave of all that from avenging

[pertain] to him thyself with

by the morning thine own hand,

light any that now let thine

pisseth against enemies, and they

the wall. that seek evil to

25:23 And when my lord, be as

Abigail saw Nabal.

David, she 25:27 And now

hasted, and this blessing

which thine unto my lord,

handmaid hath either that thou

brought unto my hast shed blood

lord, let it even causeless, or

be given unto the that my lord hath

young men that avenged himself:

follow my lord. but when the LORD

25:28 I pray shall have dealt

thee, forgive the well with my

trespass of thine lord, then

handmaid: for the remember thine

LORD will handmaid.

certainly make my 25:32 And David

lord a sure said to Abigail,

house; because my Blessed [be] the

lord fighteth the LORD God of

battles of the Israel, which

LORD, and evil sent thee this

hath not been day to meet me:

found in thee 25:33 And

[all] thy days. blessed [be] thy

25:29 Yet a man advice, and

is risen to blessed [be]

pursue thee, and thou, which hast

to seek thy soul: kept me this day

but the soul of from coming to

my lord shall be [shed] blood, and

bound in the from avenging

bundle of life myself with mine

with the LORD thy own hand.

God; and the 25:34 For in

souls of thine very deed, [as]

enemies, them the LORD God of

shall he sling Israel liveth,

out, [as out] of which hath kept

the middle of a me back from

sling. hurting thee,

25:30 And it except thou hadst

shall come to hasted and come

pass, when the to meet me,

LORD shall have surely there had

done to my lord not been left

according to all unto Nabal by the

the good that he morning light any

hath spoken that pisseth

concerning thee, against the wall.

and shall have

appointed thee 25:35 So David

ruler over received of her

Israel; hand [that] which

25:31 That this she had brought

shall be no grief him, and said

unto thee, nor unto her, Go up

offence of heart in peace to thine

house; see, I Nabal upon his

have hearkened to own head. And

thy voice, and David sent and

have accepted thy communed with

person. Abigail, to take

25:36 And her to him to

Abigail came to wife.

Nabal; and, 25:40 And when

behold, he held a the servants of

feast in his David were come

house, like the to Abigail to

feast of a king; Carmel, they

and Nabal's heart spake unto her,

[was] merry saying, David

within him, for sent us unto

he [was] very thee, to take

drunken: thee to him to

wherefore she wife.

told him nothing, 25:41 And she

less or more, arose, and bowed

until the morning herself on [her]

light. face to the

25:37 But it earth, and said,

came to pass in Behold, [let]

the morning, when thine handmaid

the wine was gone [be] a servant to

out of Nabal, and wash the feet of

his wife had told the servants of

him these things, my lord.

that his heart 25:42 And

died within him, Abigail hasted,

and he became and arose, and

[as] a stone. rode upon an ass,

25:38 And it with five damsels

came to pass of hers that went

about ten days after her; and

[after], that the she went after

LORD smote Nabal, the messengers of

that he died. David, and became

25:39 And when his wife.

David heard that 25:43 David also

Nabal was dead, took Ahinoam of

he said, Blessed Jezreel; and they

[be] the LORD, were also both of

that hath pleaded them his wives.

the cause of my 25:44 But Saul

reproach from the had given Michal

hand of Nabal, his daughter,

and hath kept his David's wife, to

servant from Phalti the son of

evil: for the Laish, which

LORD hath [was] of Gallim.

returned the 26:1 And the

wickedness of Ziphites came

unto Saul to and said to

Gibeah, saying, Ahimelech the

Doth not David Hittite, and to

hide himself in Abishai the son

the hill of of Zeruiah,

Hachilah, [which brother to Joab,

is] before saying, Who will

Jeshimon? go down with me

26:2 Then Saul to Saul to the

arose, and went camp? And Abishai

down to the said, I will go

wilderness of down with thee.

Ziph, having 26:7 So David

three thousand and Abishai came

chosen men of to the people by

Israel with him, night: and,

to seek David in behold, Saul lay

the wilderness of sleeping within

Ziph. the trench, and

26:3 And Saul his spear stuck

pitched in the in the ground at

hill of Hachilah, his bolster: but

which [is] before Abner and the

Jeshimon, by the people lay round

way. But David about him.

abode in the 26:8 Then said

wilderness, and Abishai to David,

he saw that Saul God hath

came after him delivered thine

into the enemy into thine

wilderness. hand this day:

26:4 David now therefore let

therefore sent me smite him, I

out spies, and pray thee, with

understood that the spear even to

Saul was come in the earth at

very deed. once, and I will

26:5 And David not [smite] him

arose, and came the second time.

to the place 26:9 And David

where Saul had said to Abishai,

pitched: and Destroy him not:

David beheld the for who can

place where Saul stretch forth his

lay, and Abner hand against the

the son of Ner, LORD'S anointed,

the captain of and be guiltless?

his host: and

Saul lay in the 26:10 David said

trench, and the furthermore, [As]

people pitched the LORD liveth,

round about him. the LORD shall

26:6 Then smite him; or his

answered David day shall come to

die; or he shall said to Abner,

descend into [Art] not thou a

battle, and [valiant] man?

perish. and who [is] like

26:11 The LORD to thee in

forbid that I Israel? wherefore

should stretch then hast thou

forth mine hand not kept thy lord

against the the king? for

LORD'S anointed: there came one of

but, I pray thee, the people in to

take thou now the destroy the king

spear that [is] thy lord.

at his bolster, 26:16 This thing

and the cruse of [is] not good

water, and let us that thou hast

go. done. [As] the

26:12 So David LORD liveth, ye

took the spear [are] worthy to

and the cruse of die, because ye

water from Saul's have not kept

bolster; and they your master, the

gat them away, LORD'S anointed.

and no man saw And now see where

[it], nor knew the king's spear

[it], neither [is], and the

awaked: for they cruse of water

[were] all that [was] at his

asleep; because a bolster.

deep sleep from 26:17 And Saul

the LORD was knew David's

fallen upon them. voice, and said,

[Is] this thy

26:13 Then David voice, my son

went over to the David? And David

other side, and said, [It is] my

stood on the top voice, my lord, O

of an hill afar king.

off; a great 26:18 And he

space [being] said, Wherefore

between them: doth my lord thus

26:14 And David pursue after his

cried to the servant? for what

people, and to have I done? or

Abner the son of what evil [is] in

Ner, saying, mine hand?

Answerest thou 26:19 Now

not, Abner? Then therefore, I pray

Abner answered thee, let my lord

and said, Who the king hear the

[art] thou [that] words of his

criest to the servant. If the

king? LORD have stirred

26:15 And David thee up against

me, let him his faithfulness:

accept an for the LORD

offering: but if delivered thee

[they be] the into [my] hand to

children of men, day, but I would

cursed [be] they not stretch forth

before the LORD; mine hand against

for they have the LORD'S

driven me out anointed.

this day from 26:24 And,

abiding in the behold, as thy

inheritance of life was much set

the LORD, saying, by this day in

Go, serve other mine eyes, so let

gods. my life be much

26:20 Now set by in the

therefore, let eyes of the LORD,

not my blood fall and let him

to the earth deliver me out of

before the face all tribulation.

of the LORD: for 26:25 Then Saul

the king of said to David,

Israel is come Blessed [be]

out to seek a thou, my son

flea, as when one David: thou shalt

doth hunt a both do great

partridge in the [things], and

mountains. also shalt still

26:21 Then said prevail. So David

Saul, I have went on his way,

sinned: return, and Saul returned

my son David: for to his place.

I will no more do 27:1 And David

thee harm, said in his

because my soul heart, I shall

was precious in now perish one

thine eyes this day by the hand

day: behold, I of Saul: [there

have played the is] nothing

fool, and have better for me

erred than that I

exceedingly. should speedily

26:22 And David escape into the

answered and land of the

said, Behold the Philistines; and

king's spear! and Saul shall

let one of the despair of me, to

young men come seek me any more

over and fetch in any coast of

it. Israel: so shall

26:23 The LORD I escape out of

render to every his hand.

man his 27:2 And David

righteousness and arose, and he

passed over with four months.

the six hundred 27:8 And David

men that [were] and his men went

with him unto up, and invaded

Achish, the son the Geshurites,

of Maoch, king of and the Gezrites,

Gath. and the

27:3 And David Amalekites: for

dwelt with Achish those [nations

at Gath, he and were] of old the

his men, every inhabitants of

man with his the land, as thou

household, [even] goest to Shur,

David with his even unto the

two wives, land of Egypt.

Ahinoam the 27:9 And David

Jezreelitess, and smote the land,

Abigail the and left neither

Carmelitess, man nor woman

Nabal's wife. alive, and took

27:4 And it was away the sheep,

told Saul that and the oxen, and

David was fled to the asses, and

Gath: and he the camels, and

sought no more the apparel, and

again for him. returned, and

27:5 And David came to Achish.

said unto Achish, 27:10 And Achish

If I have now said, Whither

found grace in have ye made a

thine eyes, let road to day? And

them give me a David said,

place in some Against the south

town in the of Judah, and

country, that I against the south

may dwell there: of the

for why should Jerahmeelites,

thy servant dwell and against the

in the royal city south of the

with thee? Kenites.

27:6 Then Achish 27:11 And David

gave him Ziklag saved neither man

that day: nor woman alive,

wherefore Ziklag to bring

pertaineth unto [tidings] to

the kings of Gath, saying,

Judah unto this Lest they should

day. tell on us,

27:7 And the saying, So did

time that David David, and so

dwelt in the [will be] his

country of the manner all the

Philistines was a while he dwelleth

full year and in the country of

the Philistines. together, and

27:12 And Achish came and pitched

believed David, in Shunem: and

saying, He hath Saul gathered all

made his people Israel together,

Israel utterly to and they pitched

abhor him; in Gilboa.

therefore he 28:5 And when

shall be my Saul saw the host

servant for ever. of the

Philistines, he

28:1 And it came was afraid, and

to pass in those his heart greatly

days, that the trembled.

Philistines 28:6 And when

gathered their Saul inquired of

armies together the LORD, the

for warfare, to LORD answered him

fight with not, neither by

Israel. And dreams, nor by

Achish said unto Urim, nor by

David, Know thou prophets.

assuredly, that 28:7 Then said

thou shalt go out Saul unto his

with me to servants, Seek me

battle, thou and a woman that hath

thy men. a familiar

28:2 And David spirit, that I

said to Achish, may go to her,

Surely thou shalt and inquire of

know what thy her. And his

servant can do. servants said to

And Achish said him, Behold,

to David, [there is] a

Therefore will I woman that hath a

make thee keeper familiar spirit

of mine head for at Endor.

ever. 28:8 And Saul

28:3 Now Samuel disguised

was dead, and all himself, and put

Israel had on other raiment,

lamented him, and and he went, and

buried him in two men with him,

Ramah, even in and they came to

his own city. And the woman by

Saul had put away night: and he

those that had said, I pray

familiar spirits, thee, divine unto

and the wizards, me by the

out of the land. familiar spirit,

28:4 And the and bring me

Philistines [him] up, whom I

gathered shall name unto

themselves thee.

28:9 And the An old man cometh

woman said unto up; and he [is]

him, Behold, thou covered with a

knowest what Saul mantle. And Saul

hath done, how he perceived that it

hath cut off [was] Samuel, and

those that have he stooped with

familiar spirits, [his] face to the

and the wizards, ground, and bowed

out of the land: himself.

wherefore then 28:15 And Samuel

layest thou a said to Saul, Why

snare for my hast thou

life, to cause me disquieted me, to

to die? bring me up? And

28:10 And Saul Saul answered, I

sware to her by am sore

the LORD, saying, distressed; for

[As] the LORD the Philistines

liveth, there make war against

shall no me, and God is

punishment happen departed from me,

to thee for this and answereth me

thing. no more, neither

28:11 Then said by prophets, nor

the woman, Whom by dreams:

shall I bring up therefore I have

unto thee? And he called thee, that

said, Bring me up thou mayest make

Samuel. known unto me

28:12 And when what I shall do.

the woman saw 28:16 Then said

Samuel, she cried Samuel, Wherefore

with a loud then dost thou

voice: and the ask of me, seeing

woman spake to the LORD is

Saul, saying, Why departed from

hast thou thee, and is

deceived me? for become thine

thou [art] Saul. enemy?

28:13 And the 28:17 And the

king said unto LORD hath done to

her, Be not him, as he spake

afraid: for what by me: for the

sawest thou? And LORD hath rent

the woman said the kingdom out

unto Saul, I saw of thine hand,

gods ascending and given it to

out of the earth. thy neighbour,

[even] to David:

28:14 And he 28:18 Because

said unto her, thou obeyedst not

What form [is] he the voice of the

of? And she said, LORD, nor

executedst his thou also unto

fierce wrath upon the voice of

Amalek, therefore thine handmaid,

hath the LORD and let me set a

done this thing morsel of bread

unto thee this before thee; and

day. eat, that thou

28:19 Moreover mayest have

the LORD will strength, when

also deliver thou goest on thy

Israel with thee way.

into the hand of 28:23 But he

the Philistines: refused, and

and to morrow said, I will not

[shalt] thou and eat. But his

thy sons [be] servants,

with me: the LORD together with the

also shall woman, compelled

deliver the host him; and he

of Israel into hearkened unto

the hand of the their voice. So

Philistines. he arose from the

28:20 Then Saul earth, and sat

fell straightway upon the bed.

all along on the 28:24 And the

earth, and was woman had a fat

sore afraid, calf in the

because of the house; and she

words of Samuel: hasted, and

and there was no killed it, and

strength in him; took flour, and

for he had eaten kneaded [it], and

no bread all the did bake

day, nor all the unleavened bread

night. thereof:

28:21 And the 28:25 And she

woman came unto brought [it]

Saul, and saw before Saul, and

that he was sore before his

troubled, and servants; and

said unto him, they did eat.

Behold, thine Then they rose

handmaid hath up, and went away

obeyed thy voice, that night.

and I have put my 29:1 Now the

life in my hand, Philistines

and have gathered together

hearkened unto all their armies

thy words which to Aphek: and the

thou spakest unto Israelites

me. pitched by a

28:22 Now fountain which

therefore, I pray [is] in Jezreel.

thee, hearken 29:2 And the

lords of the it] not [be] with

Philistines the heads of

passed on by these men?

hundreds, and by 29:5 [Is] not

thousands: but this David, of

David and his men whom they sang

passed on in the one to another in

rereward with dances, saying,

Achish. Saul slew his

29:3 Then said thousands, and

the princes of David his ten

the Philistines, thousands?

What [do] these 29:6 Then Achish

Hebrews [here]? called David, and

And Achish said said unto him,

unto the princes Surely, [as] the

of the LORD liveth, thou

Philistines, [Is] hast been

not this David, upright, and thy

the servant of going out and thy

Saul the king of coming in with me

Israel, which in the host [is]

hath been with me good in my sight:

these days, or for I have not

these years, and found evil in

I have found no thee since the

fault in him day of thy coming

since he fell unto me unto this

[unto me] unto day: nevertheless

this day? the lords favour

29:4 And the thee not.

princes of the 29:7 Wherefore

Philistines were now return, and

wroth with him; go in peace, that

and the princes thou displease

of the not the lords of

Philistines said the Philistines.

unto him, Make 29:8 And David

this fellow said unto Achish,

return, that he But what have I

may go again to done? and what

his place which hast thou found

thou hast in thy servant so

appointed him, long as I have

and let him not been with thee

go down with us unto this day,

to battle, lest that I may not go

in the battle he fight against the

be an adversary enemies of my

to us: for lord the king?

wherewith should 29:9 And Achish

he reconcile answered and said

himself unto his to David, I know

master? [should that thou [art]

good in my sight, their way.

as an angel of 30:3 So David

God: and his men came

notwithstanding to the city, and,

the princes of behold, [it was]

the Philistines burned with fire;

have said, He and their wives,

shall not go up and their sons,

with us to the and their

battle. daughters, were

29:10 Wherefore taken captives.

now rise up early 30:4 Then David

in the morning and the people

with thy master's that [were] with

servants that are him lifted up

come with thee: their voice and

and as soon as ye wept, until they

be up early in had no more power

the morning, and to weep.

have light, 30:5 And David's

depart. two wives were

29:11 So David taken captives,

and his men rose Ahinoam the

up early to Jezreelitess, and

depart in the Abigail the wife

morning, to of Nabal the

return into the Carmelite.

land of the 30:6 And David

Philistines. And was greatly

the Philistines distressed; for

went up to the people spake

Jezreel. of stoning him,

30:1 And it came because the soul

to pass, when of all the people

David and his men was grieved,

were come to every man for his

Ziklag on the sons and for his

third day, that daughters: but

the Amalekites David encouraged

had invaded the himself in the

south, and LORD his God.

Ziklag, and 30:7 And David

smitten Ziklag, said to Abiathar

and burned it the priest,

with fire; Ahimelech's son,

30:2 And had I pray thee,

taken the women bring me hither

captives, that the ephod. And

[were] therein: Abiathar brought

they slew not thither the ephod

any, either great to David.

or small, but 30:8 And David

carried [them] inquired at the

away, and went on LORD, saying,

Shall I pursue thou? and whence

after this troop? [art] thou? And

shall I overtake he said, I [am] a

them? And he young man of

answered him, Egypt, servant to

Pursue: for thou an Amalekite; and

shalt surely my master left

overtake [them], me, because three

and without fail days ago I fell

recover [all]. sick.

30:9 So David 30:14 We made an

went, he and the invasion [upon]

six hundred men the south of the

that [were] with Cherethites, and

him, and came to upon [the coast]

the brook Besor, which [belongeth]

where those that to Judah, and

were left behind upon the south of

stayed. Caleb; and we

30:10 But David burned Ziklag

pursued, he and with fire.

four hundred men: 30:15 And David

for two hundred said to him,

abode behind, Canst thou bring

which were so me down to this

faint that they company? And he

could not go over said, Swear unto

the brook Besor. me by God, that

30:11 And they thou wilt neither

found an Egyptian kill me, nor

in the field, and deliver me into

brought him to the hands of my

David, and gave master, and I

him bread, and he will bring thee

did eat; and they down to this

made him drink company.

water; 30:16 And when

30:12 And they he had brought

gave him a piece him down, behold,

of a cake of [they were]

figs, and two spread abroad

clusters of upon all the

raisins: and when earth, eating and

he had eaten, his drinking, and

spirit came again dancing, because

to him: for he of all the great

had eaten no spoil that they

bread, nor drunk had taken out of

[any] water, the land of the

three days and Philistines, and

three nights. out of the land

30:13 And David of Judah.

said unto him, To 30:17 And David

whom [belongest] smote them from

the twilight even and when David

unto the evening came near to the

of the next day: people, he

and there escaped saluted them.

not a man of 30:22 Then

them, save four answered all the

hundred young wicked men and

men, which rode [men] of Belial,

upon camels, and of those that

fled. went with David,

30:18 And David and said, Because

recovered all they went not

that the with us, we will

Amalekites had not give them

carried away: and [ought] of the

David rescued his spoil that we

two wives. have recovered,

30:19 And there save to every man

was nothing his wife and his

lacking to them, children, that

neither small nor they may lead

great, neither [them] away, and

sons nor depart.

daughters, 30:23 Then said

neither spoil, David, Ye shall

nor any [thing] not do so, my

that they had brethren, with

taken to them: that which the

David recovered LORD hath given

all. us, who hath

30:20 And David preserved us, and

took all the delivered the

flocks and the company that came

herds, [which] against us into

they drave before our hand.

those [other] 30:24 For who

cattle, and said, will hearken unto

This [is] David's you in this

spoil. matter? but as

30:21 And David his part [is]

came to the two that goeth down

hundred men, to the battle, so

which were so [shall] his part

faint that they [be] that

could not follow tarrieth by the

David, whom they stuff: they shall

had made also to part alike.

abide at the 30:25 And it was

brook Besor: and [so] from that

they went forth day forward, that

to meet David, he made it a

and to meet the statute and an

people that ordinance for

[were] with him: Israel unto this

day. and to all the

30:26 And when places where

David came to David himself and

Ziklag, he sent his men were wont

of the spoil unto to haunt.

the elders of 31:1 Now the

Judah, [even] to Philistines

his friends, fought against

saying, Behold a Israel: and the

present for you men of Israel

of the spoil of fled from before

the enemies of the Philistines,

the LORD; and fell down

30:27 To [them] slain in mount

which [were] in Gilboa.

Bethel, and to 31:2 And the

[them] which Philistines

[were] in south followed hard

Ramoth, and to upon Saul and

[them] which upon his sons;

[were] in Jattir, and the

Philistines slew

30:28 And to Jonathan, and

[them] which Abinadab, and

[were] in Aroer, Melchishua,

and to [them] Saul's sons.

which [were] in 31:3 And the

Siphmoth, and to battle went sore

[them] which against Saul, and

[were] in the archers hit

Eshtemoa, him; and he was

30:29 And to sore wounded of

[them] which the archers.

[were] in Rachal, 31:4 Then said

and to [them] Saul unto his

which [were] in armourbearer,

the cities of the Draw thy sword,

Jerahmeelites, and thrust me

and to [them] through

which [were] in therewith; lest

the cities of the these

Kenites, uncircumcised

30:30 And to come and thrust

[them] which me through, and

[were] in Hormah, abuse me. But his

and to [them] armourbearer

which [were] in would not; for he

Chorashan, and to was sore afraid.

[them] which Therefore Saul

[were] in Athach, took a sword, and

fell upon it.

30:31 And to 31:5 And when

[them] which his armourbearer

[were] in Hebron, saw that Saul was

dead, he fell the house of

likewise upon his Ashtaroth: and

sword, and died they fastened his

with him. body to the wall

31:6 So Saul of Bethshan.

died, and his 31:11 And when

three sons, and the inhabitants

his armourbearer, of Jabeshgilead

and all his men, heard of that

that same day which the

together. Philistines had

31:7 And when done to Saul;

the men of Israel 31:12 All the

that [were] on valiant men

the other side of arose, and went

the valley, and all night, and

[they] that took the body of

[were] on the Saul and the

other side bodies of his

Jordan, saw that sons from the

the men of Israel wall of Bethshan,

fled, and that and came to

Saul and his sons Jabesh, and burnt

were dead, they them there.

forsook the 31:13 And they

cities, and fled; took their bones,

and the and buried [them]

Philistines came under a tree at

and dwelt in Jabesh, and

them. fasted seven

31:8 And it came days.

to pass on the ^Z^Z

morrow, when the

Philistines came

to strip the

slain, that they

found Saul and

his three sons

fallen in mount

Gilboa.

31:9 And they

cut off his head,

and stripped off

his armour, and

sent into the

land of the

Philistines round

about, to publish

[it in] the house

of their idols,

and among the

people.

31:10 And they

put his armour in