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 ~~~~~~