1 And it came to pass, when he had finished to speak unto Saul, the soul of Jonathas was joined fast to the soul of David, and Jonathas loved him as his soul.
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 And Saul took him in that day, and did not grant unto him to return into his father's house.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father’s house.
3 And David and Jonathas entered a league, for he loved him as his soul.
3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for he loved him as his own soul.
4 For Jonathas stripped himself of the coat wherewith he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, unto his sword, and bow, and unto his belt.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat with which he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 David also went forth to all things wheretosoever Saul sent him, & he behaved himself wisely: and Saul placed him over the men of war, & he was accepted in the eyes of all the people, & specially in the eyes of Saul's servants.
5 And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
6 Moreover when David returned, after he struck the Philistian, the women came forth from all the tribes of Israel, singing & dancing to Saul the king, in timbrels of joy, & in cornets.
6 Now when David returned, after he slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.
7 and the women sang, playing and saying: Saul struck a thousand, and David ten thousand.
7 And the women sung as they played, and they said: ¹Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 And Saul was exceeding angry, & this word was displeasant in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousand, & to me they have given a thousand: what remaineth for him but only the Kingdom?
8 And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand, what can he have more but the kingdom?
9 Therefore Saul did not look upon David with right eyes from that day and afterward.
9 And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.
10 And a day after, the evil spirit of God invaded Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as every day. And Saul held a spear,
10 And the day after, the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand,
11 and threw it, thinking that he could nail David to the wall, and David declined from his face the second time.
11 And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.
12 And Saul feared David because our Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.
12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul himself.
13 Saul therefore removed him from him, and made him a tribune over a thousand men, and he went out and came in before all the people.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand men, and he went out and came in before the people.
14 Also in all his ways David dealt wisely, and our Lord was with him.
14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, ²and the Lord was with him.
15 Saul therefore saw that he was exceeding wise, and he began to beware of him.
15 And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.
16 But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.
16 But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.
17 And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife, only be thou a valiant man, and fight the battles of our Lord. And Saul thought saying: Be not my hand upon him, but let the hands of the Philistians be upon him.
17 And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, ³and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.
18 And David said to Saul: What am I, or what is my life, or the kindred of my father in Israel, that I should be made the son in law of the king?
18 And David said to Saul: Who am I, or what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law of the king?
19 And it came to pass, at what time Merob the daughter of Saul should have been given to David, she was given to Hadriel the Molathite to wife.
19 And it came to pass at the time when Merob, the daughter of Saul, should have been given to David, that she was given to Hadriel, the Molathite, to wife.
20 But David loved Michol the other daughter of Saul. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
20 But Michol, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
21 And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a scandal unto him, & that the hand of the Philistians may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.
21 And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumbling block to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.
22 And Saul commanded his servants: Speak to David secretly out of my presence, saying: Behold thou pleasest the king, and all his servants love thee. Now therefore be thou the king's son in law.
22 And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: Behold, thou pleasest the king, and all his servants love thee. Now, therefore be the king’s son in law.
23 And the servants of Saul spake all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem unto you a small matter to be the son in law of a king? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.
23 And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king’s son-in-law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.
24 And the servants of Saul reported, saying: These manner of words hath David spoken.
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
25 And Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king needeth no dowry, but only an hundred prepuces of the Philistians, that revenge may be made of the king's enemies. Moreover Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistians.
25 And Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
26 And when his servants had reported to David the words that Saul had said, the word was liked in the eyes of David, to be made the king's son in law.
26 And when his servants had told David the words that Saul had said, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David to be the king’s son in law.
27 And after few days David rising up, went with the men that were under him, and he struck of the Philisthiims two hundred men, and brought their prepuces, and numbered them to the king, that he might be his son in law, Saul therefore gave him Michol his daughter to wife.
27 And after a few days David rose up, and went with the men that were under him, and he slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and brought their foreskins and numbered them out to the king, that he might be his son in law. Saul therefore gave him Michol, his daughter, to wife.
28 And Saul saw, and understood that our Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.
28 And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
29 And Saul began more to fear David: and Saul became enemy to David all days.
29 And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David’s enemy continually.
30 And the Princes of the Philistians went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, David behaved himself more wisely, than all the servants of Saul, and his name was made renowned exceedingly.
30 And the princes of the Philistines went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very famous.