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World English Bible

1 Samuel 18 (WEBP)

[1] When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
[2] Saul took him that day, and wouldn’t let him go home to his father’s house any more.
[3] Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
[4] Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David with his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.
[5] David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
[6] As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
[7] The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
[8] Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have credited David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”
[9] Saul watched David from that day and forward.
[10] On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
[11] and Saul threw the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.
[12] Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had departed from Saul.
[13] Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
[14] David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.
[15] When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
[16] But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
[17] Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
[18] David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
[19] But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
[20] Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
[21] Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.”
[22] Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’”
[23] Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?”
[24] The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”
[25] Saul said, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
[26] When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,
[27] David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
[28] Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.
[29] Saul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.
[30] Then the princes of the Philistines went out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 18 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when he had made an end () of speaking () unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit () with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved () him as his own soul.
[2] And Saul took () him that day, and would let () him go no more home () to his father’s house.
[3] Then Jonathan and David made () a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
[4] And Jonathan stripped () himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave () it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
[5] And David went out () whithersoever Saul sent () him, and behaved himself wisely: () and Saul set () him over the men of war, and he was accepted () in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
[6] And it came to pass as they came, () when David was returned () from the slaughter () of the Philistine, that the women came out () of all cities of Israel, singing () and dancing, to meet () king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
[7] And the women answered () one another as they played, () and said, () Saul hath slain () his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
[8] And Saul was very wroth, () and the saying displeased () him; and he said, () They have ascribed () unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed () but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
[9] And Saul eyed () David from that day and forward.
[10] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came () upon Saul, and he prophesied () in the midst of the house: and David played () with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.
[11] And Saul cast () the javelin; for he said, () I will smite () David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out () of his presence twice.
[12] And Saul was afraid () of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed () from Saul.
[13] Therefore Saul removed () him from him, and made () him his captain over a thousand; and he went out () and came in () before the people.
[14] And David behaved himself wisely () in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
[15] Wherefore when Saul saw () that he behaved himself very wisely, () he was afraid () of him.
[16] But all Israel and Judah loved () David, because he went out () and came in () before them.
[17] And Saul said () to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give () thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight () the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, () Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
[18] And David said () unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
[19] But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given () to David, that she was given () unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
[20] And Michal Saul’s daughter loved () David: and they told () Saul, and the thing pleased () him.
[21] And Saul said, () I will give () him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said () to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law () in the one of the twain.
[22] And Saul commanded () his servants, saying, Commune () with David secretly, and say, () Behold, the king hath delight () in thee, and all his servants love () thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law. ()
[23] And Saul’s servants spake () those words in the ears of David. And David said, () Seemeth it to you a light () thing to be a king’s son in law, () seeing that I am a poor () man, and lightly esteemed? ()
[24] And the servants of Saul told () him, saying, () On this manner spake () David.
[25] And Saul said, () Thus shall ye say () to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged () of the king’s enemies. () But Saul thought () to make David fall () by the hand of the Philistines.
[26] And when his servants told () David these words, it pleased () David well to be the king’s son in law: () and the days were not expired. ()
[27] Wherefore David arose () and went, () he and his men, and slew () of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought () their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale () to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. () And Saul gave () him Michal his daughter to wife.
[28] And Saul saw () and knew () that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved () him.
[29] And Saul was yet the more () afraid () of David; and Saul became David’s enemy () continually.
[30] Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: () and it came to pass, after they went forth, () that David behaved himself more wisely () than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. ()

1 Samuel 18:5 Or, prospered
1 Samuel 18:6a Or, Philistines
1 Samuel 18:6b Heb. three stringed instruments
1 Samuel 18:8 Heb. was evil in his eyes
1 Samuel 18:14 Or, prospered
1 Samuel 18:17 Heb. a son of valour
1 Samuel 18:20 Heb. was right in his eyes
1 Samuel 18:24 Heb. according to these words
1 Samuel 18:26 Heb. fulfilled
1 Samuel 18:30 Heb. precious

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 18 (BYZ)

[6] και εξηλθον αι χορευουσαι εις συναντησιν δαυιδ εκ πασων πολεων ισραηλ εν τυμπανοις και εν χαρμοσυνη και εν κυμβαλοις
[7] και εξηρχον αι γυναικες και ελεγον επαταξεν σαουλ εν χιλιασιν αυτου και δαυιδ εν μυριασιν αυτου
[8] και πονηρον εφανη το ρημα εν οφθαλμοις σαουλ περι του λογου τουτου και ειπεν τω δαυιδ εδωκαν τας μυριαδας και εμοι εδωκαν τας χιλιαδας
[9] και ην σαουλ υποβλεπομενος τον δαυιδ απο της ημερας εκεινης και επεκεινα …
[12] και εφοβηθη σαουλ απο προσωπου δαυιδ
[13] και απεστησεν αυτον απ αυτου και κατεστησεν αυτον εαυτω χιλιαρχον και εξεπορευετο και εισεπορευετο εμπροσθεν του λαου
[14] και ην δαυιδ εν πασαις ταις οδοις αυτου συνιων και κυριος μετ αυτου
[15] και ειδεν σαουλ ως αυτος συνιει σφοδρα και ευλαβειτο απο προσωπου αυτου
[16] και πας ισραηλ και ιουδας ηγαπα τον δαυιδ οτι αυτος εξεπορευετο και εισεπορευετο προ προσωπου του λαου …
[20] και ηγαπησεν μελχολ η θυγατηρ σαουλ τον δαυιδ και απηγγελη σαουλ και ηυθυνθη εν οφθαλμοις αυτου
[21] και ειπεν σαουλ δωσω αυτην αυτω και εσται αυτω εις σκανδαλον και ην επι σαουλ χειρ αλλοφυλων
[22] και ενετειλατο σαουλ τοις παισιν αυτου λεγων λαλησατε υμεις λαθρα τω δαυιδ λεγοντες ιδου ο βασιλευς θελει εν σοι και παντες οι παιδες αυτου αγαπωσιν σε και συ επιγαμβρευσον τω βασιλει
[23] και ελαλησαν οι παιδες σαουλ εις τα ωτα δαυιδ τα ρηματα ταυτα και ειπεν δαυιδ ει κουφον εν οφθαλμοις υμων επιγαμβρευσαι βασιλει καγω ανηρ ταπεινος και ουχι ενδοξος
[24] και απηγγειλαν οι παιδες σαουλ αυτω κατα τα ρηματα ταυτα α ελαλησεν δαυιδ
[25] και ειπεν σαουλ ταδε ερειτε τω δαυιδ ου βουλεται ο βασιλευς εν δοματι αλλ η εν εκατον ακροβυστιαις αλλοφυλων εκδικησαι εις εχθρους του βασιλεως και σαουλ ελογισατο αυτον εμβαλειν εις χειρας των αλλοφυλων
[26] και απαγγελλουσιν οι παιδες σαουλ τω δαυιδ τα ρηματα ταυτα και ευθυνθη ο λογος εν οφθαλμοις δαυιδ επιγαμβρευσαι τω βασιλει
[27] και ανεστη δαυιδ και επορευθη αυτος και οι ανδρες αυτου και επαταξεν εν τοις αλλοφυλοις εκατον ανδρας και ανηνεγκεν τας ακροβυστιας αυτων τω βασιλει και επιγαμβρευεται τω βασιλει και διδωσιν αυτω την μελχολ θυγατερα αυτου αυτω εις γυναικα
[28] και ειδεν σαουλ οτι κυριος μετα δαυιδ και πας ισραηλ ηγαπα αυτον
[29] και προσεθετο ευλαβεισθαι απο δαυιδ ετι

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.