And Saul{H7586} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} to Jonathan{H3129} his son{H1121}, and to all his servants{H5650}, that they should kill{H4191}{(H8687)} David{H1732}.

But Jonathan{H3083} Saul's{H7586} son{H1121} delighted{H2654}{(H8804)} much{H3966} in David{H1732}: and Jonathan{H3083} told{H5046}{(H8686)} David{H1732}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Saul{H7586} my father{H1} seeketh{H1245}{(H8764)} to kill{H4191}{(H8687)} thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed{H8104}{(H8734)} to thyself until the morning{H1242}, and abide{H3427}{(H8804)} in a secret{H5643} place, and hide{H2244}{(H8738)} thyself:

And I will go out{H3318}{(H8799)} and stand{H5975}{(H8804)} beside{H3027} my father{H1} in the field{H7704} where thou art, and I will commune{H1696}{(H8762)} with my father{H1} of thee; and what{H4100} I see{H7200}{(H8804)}, that I will tell{H5046}{(H8689)} thee.

And Jonathan{H3083} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} good{H2896} of David{H1732} unto Saul{H7586} his father{H1}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Let not the king{H4428} sin{H2398}{(H8799)} against his servant{H5650}, against David{H1732}; because he hath not sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} against thee, and because his works{H4639} have been to thee-ward very{H3966} good{H2896}:

For he did put{H7760}{(H8799)} his life{H5315} in his hand{H3709}, and slew{H5221}{(H8686)} the Philistine{H6430}, and the LORD{H3068} wrought{H6213}{(H8799)} a great{H1419} salvation{H8668} for all Israel{H3478}: thou sawest{H7200}{(H8804)} it, and didst rejoice{H8055}{(H8799)}: wherefore then wilt thou sin{H2398}{(H8799)} against innocent{H5355} blood{H1818}, to slay{H4191}{(H8687)} David{H1732} without a cause{H2600}?

And Saul{H7586} hearkened{H8085}{(H8799)} unto the voice{H6963} of Jonathan{H3083}: and Saul{H7586} sware{H7650}{(H8735)}, As the LORD{H3068} liveth{H2416}, he shall not{H518} be slain{H4191}{(H8714)}.

And Jonathan{H3083} called{H7121}{(H8799)} David{H1732}, and Jonathan{H3083} shewed{H5046}{(H8686)} him all those things{H1697}. And Jonathan{H3083} brought{H935}{(H8686)} David{H1732} to Saul{H7586}, and he was in his presence{H6440}, as in times past{H865}{H8032}.

And there was war{H4421} again{H3254}{(H8686)}: and David{H1732} went out{H3318}{(H8799)}, and fought{H3898}{(H8735)} with the Philistines{H6430}, and slew{H5221}{(H8686)} them with a great{H1419} slaughter{H4347}; and they fled{H5127}{(H8799)} from{H6440} him.

And the evil{H7451} spirit{H7307} from the LORD{H3068} was upon Saul{H7586}, as he sat{H3427}{(H8802)} in his house{H1004} with his javelin{H2595} in his hand{H3027}: and David{H1732} played{H5059}{(H8764)} with his hand{H3027}.

And Saul{H7586} sought{H1245}{(H8762)} to smite{H5221}{(H8687)} David{H1732} even to the wall{H7023} with the javelin{H2595}; but he slipped away{H6362}{(H8799)} out of Saul's{H7586} presence{H6440}, and he smote{H5221}{(H8686)} the javelin{H2595} into the wall{H7023}: and David{H1732} fled{H5127}{(H8804)}, and escaped{H4422}{(H8735)} that night{H3915}.

Saul{H7586} also sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397} unto David's{H1732} house{H1004}, to watch{H8104}{(H8800)} him, and to slay{H4191}{(H8687)} him in the morning{H1242}: and Michal{H4324} David's{H1732} wife{H802} told{H5046}{(H8686)} him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, If thou save{H4422}{(H8764)} not thy life{H5315} to night{H3915}, to morrow{H4279} thou shalt be slain{H4191}{(H8716)}.

So Michal{H4324} let{H3381} David{H1732} down{H3381}{(H8686)} through a window{H2474}: and he went{H3212}{(H8799)}, and fled{H1272}{(H8799)}, and escaped{H4422}{(H8735)}.

And Michal{H4324} took{H3947}{(H8799)} an image{H8655}, and laid{H7760}{(H8799)} it in the bed{H4296}, and put{H7760}{(H8804)} a pillow{H3523} of goats{H5795}' hair for his bolster{H4763}, and covered{H3680}{(H8762)} it with a cloth{H899}.

And when Saul{H7586} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397} to take{H3947}{(H8800)} David{H1732}, she said{H559}{(H8799)}, He is sick{H2470}{(H8802)}.

And Saul{H7586} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} the messengers{H4397} again to see{H7200}{(H8800)} David{H1732}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Bring him up{H5927}{(H8685)} to me in the bed{H4296}, that I may slay{H4191}{(H8687)} him.

And when the messengers{H4397} were come in{H935}{(H8799)}, behold, there was an image{H8655} in the bed{H4296}, with a pillow{H3523} of goats{H5795}' hair for his bolster{H4763}.

And Saul{H7586} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Michal{H4324}, Why hast thou deceived me so{H7411}{(H8765)}, and sent away{H7971}{(H8762)} mine enemy{H341}{(H8802)}, that he is escaped{H4422}{(H8735)}? And Michal{H4324} answered{H559}{(H8799)} Saul{H7586}, He said{H559}{(H8804)} unto me, Let me go{H7971}{(H8761)}; why should I kill{H4191}{(H8686)} thee?

So David{H1732} fled{H1272}{(H8804)}, and escaped{H4422}{(H8735)}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} to Samuel{H8050} to Ramah{H7414}, and told{H5046}{(H8686)} him all that Saul{H7586} had done{H6213}{(H8804)} to him. And he and Samuel{H8050} went{H3212}{(H8799)} and dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} in Naioth{H5121}.

And it was told{H5046}{(H8714)} Saul{H7586}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Behold, David{H1732} is at Naioth{H5121} in Ramah{H7414}.

And Saul{H7586} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397} to take{H3947}{(H8800)} David{H1732}: and when they saw{H7200}{(H8799)} the company{H3862} of the prophets{H5030} prophesying{H5012}{(H8737)}, and Samuel{H8050} standing{H5975}{(H8802)} as appointed{H5324}{(H8737)} over them, the Spirit{H7307} of God{H430} was upon the messengers{H4397} of Saul{H7586}, and they also prophesied{H5012}{(H8691)}.

And when it was told{H5046}{(H8686)} Saul{H7586}, he sent{H7971}{(H8799)} other{H312} messengers{H4397}, and they prophesied{H5012}{(H8691)} likewise. And Saul{H7586} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397} again{H3254}{(H8686)} the third{H7992} time, and they prophesied{H5012}{(H8691)} also.

Then went{H3212}{(H8799)} he also to Ramah{H7414}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} to a great{H1419} well{H953} that is in Sechu{H7906}: and he asked{H7592}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Where{H375} are Samuel{H8050} and David{H1732}? And one said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, they be at Naioth{H5121} in Ramah{H7414}.

And he went{H3212}{(H8799)} thither to Naioth{H5121} in Ramah{H7414}: and the Spirit{H7307} of God{H430} was upon him also, and he went{H3212}{(H8799)} on{H1980}{(H8800)}, and prophesied{H5012}{(H8691)}, until he came{H935}{(H8800)} to Naioth{H5121} in Ramah{H7414}.

And he stripped off{H6584}{(H8799)} his clothes{H899} also{H1571}, and prophesied{H5012}{(H8691)} before{H6440} Samuel{H8050} in like manner, and lay down{H5307}{(H8799)} naked{H6174} all that day{H3117} and all that night{H3915}. Wherefore they say{H559}{(H8799)}, Is Saul{H7586} also among the prophets{H5030}?