1 Samuel 18:29

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Saul grew even more afraid of David. He continually regarded him as an enemy for the rest of his days.

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  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 And I saw that all toil and all skill in work are driven by one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
  • John 11:53 : 53 So from that day on, they plotted to kill him.
  • Jas 2:19 : 19 You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!
  • 1 John 3:12-15 : 12 Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in them.
  • Gen 4:4-8 : 4 But Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering. 5 But He did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face was downcast. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?' 7 'If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.' 8 Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let’s go out to the field.' While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
  • 1 Sam 18:12 : 12 Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
  • 1 Sam 18:15 : 15 When Saul saw how successful David was, he became afraid of him.
  • Ps 37:12-14 : 12 The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. 13 The Lord laughs at him because He sees that his day is coming. 14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.

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  • 1 Sam 18:8-15
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    8Saul became very angry at this and it displeased him greatly. He said, "They have credited David with tens of thousands but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?"

    9From that day onward, Saul kept a close and suspicious eye on David.

    10The next day, an evil spirit from God came powerfully upon Saul, and he raved inside the house while David was playing the harp, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand.

    11Saul hurled the spear, saying, "I’ll pin David to the wall." But David evaded him twice.

    12Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.

    13So Saul removed David from his presence and appointed him as a commander over a thousand men. David led the troops out and brought them back in.

    14David succeeded in everything he did because the LORD was with him.

    15When Saul saw how successful David was, he became afraid of him.

  • 1 Sam 18:30
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    30The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, but every time they went out, David had more success than all of Saul’s servants, and he became highly esteemed.

  • 1 Sam 18:28
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    28When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him,

  • 1 Sam 19:1-2
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    1Saul spoke to his son Jonathan and to all his servants, commanding them to kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, held a deep affection for David.

    2Jonathan warned David, saying, "My father Saul is seeking to kill you. So please be on guard in the morning; find a safe hiding place and stay there.

  • 2 Sam 3:1
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    1The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

  • 1 Sam 19:7-11
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    7Then Jonathan called David and told him everything. He brought David to Saul, and David was once again in Saul’s presence as before.

    8War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

    9But an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul while he was sitting in his house with his spear in hand, and David was playing music with his lyre.

    10Saul attempted to pin David to the wall with his spear, but David dodged, and the spear struck the wall. David fled and escaped that night.

    11Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, saying, 'If you don’t escape tonight, you will be killed in the morning.'

  • 1 Sam 23:26
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    26Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. But as Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

  • 1 Sam 18:20-22
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    20Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.

    21Saul thought, 'I will give her to him so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.' So Saul said to David, 'Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.'

    22Then Saul ordered his servants, 'Speak to David privately and say, "Look, the king likes you, and all his servants love you; now become his son-in-law."'

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10The priest replied, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it. There is no other here.' David said, 'There is none like it; give it to me.'

  • 1 Sam 18:24-25
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    24When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

    25Saul replied, 'Say to David, "The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies."' Saul’s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 17:11
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    11When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-33
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    31When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

    32David said to Saul, 'Let no one lose heart because of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him.'

    33But Saul replied, 'You cannot go against this Philistine to fight him. You are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.'

  • 1 Sam 18:2
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    2From that day forward, Saul took David with him and did not permit him to return to his father’s house.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9David got up afterward, went out of the cave, and called after Saul, 'My lord the king!' When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5David went out and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul gave him command over the soldiers, and he was well-liked by everyone, including Saul’s officers.

  • 1 Sam 28:5
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    5When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was terrified, and his heart trembled greatly.

  • 1 Sam 16:21-22
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    21When David came to Saul and stood before him, Saul loved him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

    22Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Allow David to remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight."

  • 1 Sam 27:1
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    1David said to himself, "One day I will perish at the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me throughout the territory of Israel, and I will be safe from him."

  • 1 Sam 18:17
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    17Saul said to David, 'Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage, but you must serve me bravely and fight the LORD’s battles.' For Saul thought, 'I will not raise my hand against him; let the Philistines do that.'

  • 1 Sam 26:25
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    25Then Saul said to David, "Blessed are you, my son David. You will do great things and surely prevail." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Sam 21:12
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    12The servants of Achish said to him, 'Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one they sing about in their dances, saying, "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands"?'

  • 1 Sam 27:4
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    4When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer pursued him.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
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    37David added, 'The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.' Saul said to David, 'Go, and may the LORD be with you.'

  • 1 Sam 27:12
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    12Achish trusted David and thought, "He has made himself utterly detestable to his own people Israel, and he will be my servant forever."

  • 1 Sam 26:17
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    17Saul recognized David’s voice and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David replied, "It is my voice, my lord the king."

  • 1 Sam 22:13
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    13Saul said to him, 'Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has risen against me to lie in wait, as he does today?'

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16May the LORD be our judge and decide between us. May He see and plead my case and vindicate me from your hand.

  • 1 Sam 19:18
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    18David fled and escaped. He went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.

  • 1 Sam 20:33
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    33But Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

  • 1 Sam 24:7
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    7He said to his men, 'The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, by raising my hand against him, for he is the LORD’s anointed.'

  • 1 Sam 24:22
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    22Now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or destroy my name from my father's family.

  • 1 Sam 14:52
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    52The war against the Philistines was fierce throughout Saul’s reign. Whenever Saul saw a strong or valiant man, he brought him into his service.