Samuel & King Saul

And Jonathan calleth for David, and Jonathan declareth to him all these words, and Jonathan bringeth in David unto Saul, and he is before him as heretofore.

And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them--a great smiting, and they flee from his face.

And a spirit of sadness from Jehovah is unto Saul, and he is sitting in his house, and his javelin in his hand, and David is playing with the hand,

and Saul seeketh to smite with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he freeth himself from the presence of Saul, and he smiteth the javelin through the wall; and David hath fled and escapeth during that night.

And Saul sendeth messengers unto the house of David to watch him, and to put him to death in the morning; and Michal his wife declareth to David, saying, `If thou art not delivering thy life to-night--tomorrow thou art put to death.'

And Michal causeth David to go down through the window, and he goeth on, and fleeth, and escapeth;

and Michal taketh the teraphim, and layeth on the bed, and the mattress of goats' hair she hath put for his pillows, and covereth with a garment.

And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and she saith, `He is sick.'

And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, `Bring him up in the bed unto me,' --to put him to death.

And the messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim are on the bed, and the mattress of goats' hair , for his pillows.

And Saul saith unto Michal, `Why thus hast thou deceived me--that thou dost send away mine enemy, and he is escaped?' and Michal saith unto Saul, `He said unto me, Send me away: why do I put thee to death?'

And David hath fled, and is escaped, and cometh in unto Samuel to Ramath, and declareth to him all that Saul hath done to him, and he goeth, he and Samuel, and they dwell in Naioth.

And it is declared to Saul, saying, `Lo, David is in Naioth in Ramah.'

And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and they see the assembly of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing, set over them, and the Spirit of God is on Saul's messengers, and they prophesy--they also.

And they declare it to Saul, and he sendeth other messengers, and they prophesy--they also; and Saul addeth and sendeth messengers a third time, and they prophesy--they also.

And he goeth--he also--to Ramath, and cometh in unto the great well which is in Sechu, and asketh, and saith, `Where are Samuel and David?' and one saith, `Lo, in Naioth in Ramah.'

And he goeth thither--unto Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God is upon him--him also; and he goeth, going on, and he prophesieth till his coming in to Naioth in Ramah,

and he strippeth off--he also--his garments, and prophesieth--he also--before Samuel, and falleth down naked all that day and all the night; therefore they say, `Is Saul also among the prophets?'

And David fleeth from Naioth in Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jonathan, `What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what my sin before thy father, that he is seeking my life?'

And he saith to him, `Far be it! thou dost not die; lo, my father doth not do anything great or small and doth not uncover mine ear; and wherefore doth my father hide from me this thing? this thing is not.'

And David sweareth again, and saith, `Thy father hath certainly known that I have found grace in thine eyes, and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; and yet, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, but--as a step between me and death.'

And Jonathan saith to David, `What doth thy soul say? --and I do it for thee.'

And David saith unto Jonathan, `Lo, the new moon is to-morrow; and I do certainly sit with the king to eat; and thou hast sent me away, and I have been hidden in a field till the third evening;

if thy father at all look after me, and thou hast said, David asked earnestly of me to run to Beth-Lehem his city, for a sacrifice of the days is there for all the family.

If thus he say: Good; peace is for thy servant; and if it be very displeasing to him--know that the evil hath been determined by him;