1 AND Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
2 But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
4 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.
7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
9 And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
11 Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

1And Saul spake to Ionathan his sonne, and to all his seruants, that they should kill Dauid.

2But Ionathan Sauls sonne delighted much in Dauid, and Ionathan told Dauid, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: Now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thy selfe vntill the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thy selfe:

3And I will goe out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee, and what I see, that I will tell thee.

4 And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, and said vnto him, Let not the King sinne against his seruant, against Dauid: because hee hath not sinned against thee, and because his workes haue bene to thee ward very good.

5For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, & the Lord wrought a great saluation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst reioyce: Wherefore then wilt thou sinne against innocent blood, to slay Dauid without a cause?

6And Saul hearkened vnto the voyce of Ionathan; and Saul sware, As the Lord liueth, he shall not be slaine.

7And Ionathan called Dauid, and Ionathan shewed him all those things: and Ionathan brought Dauid to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

8 And there was warre againe, and Dauid went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter, & they fled from him.

9And the euill spirit from the Lord was vpon Saul, as he sate in his house with his iauelin in his hand: and Dauid played with his hand.

10And Saul sought to smite Dauid euen to the wall with the iauelin: but hee slipt away out of Sauls presence, and he smote the iauelin into the wall: and Dauid fled, and escaped that night.

11Saul also sent messengers vnto Dauids house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal Dauids wife tolde him, saying, If thou saue not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slaine.

12 So Michal let Dauid downe thorow a window: and hee went and fled, and escaped.

13And Michal tooke an image, and laid it in the bedde, and put a pillow of goats haire for his bolster, and couered it with a cloth.

14And when Saul sent messengers to take Dauid, she said, He is sicke.

15And Saul sent the messengers againe to see Dauid, saying, Bring him vp to me in the bedde, that I may slay him.

16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goates haire for his bolster.

17And Saul said vnto Michal, Why hast thou deceiued me so, and sent away mine enemie, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, Hee said vnto me, Let mee goe; Why should I kill thee?

18 So Dauid fledde, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him: and hee and Samuel went, and dwelt in Naioth.

19And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah.

20And Saul sent messengers to take Dauid: and when they sawe the company of the Prophets prophecying, and Samuel standing as appointed ouer them, the Spirit of God was vpon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophecied.

21And when it was tolde Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophecied likewise: and Saul sent messengers againe the third time, and they prophecied also.

22Then went hee also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked, and said, Where are Samuel and Dauid? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.

23And hee went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was vpon him also, and he went on and prophecied vntill hee came to Naioth in Ramah:

24And he stript off his clothes also, and prophecied before Samuel in like manner, and lay downe naked all that day, and all that night: wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the Prophets?

II == 1st Sam 18:1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV == Gen 42:22 ; Ps 35:12 ; 109:5 ; Prov 17:13 , 31:8-9 ; Jer 18:20

 

 

V == Judg 9:17 ; 12:3 ; 1st Sam 11:13 ; 17:49-50 ; 20:32 ; 28:21 ; 1st Chr 11:14 ; Ps 119:109 ; Matt 27:4

 

VII == 1st Sam 16:21 ; 18:2 , 13

 

 

 

 

IX == 1st Sam 16:14 ; 18:10-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Josh 2:15 ; Acts 9:24-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVII == 2nd Sam 2:22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XX == Num 11:25 ; 1st Sam 10:5-6 ; Joel 2:28 ; John 7:32 , 45 ; 1st Cor 14:3 , 24-25

1 Saul discussed his intention of killing David with his son Jonathan and with all his servants. But Saul's son Jonathan, who was very fond of David,

2 told him: "My father Saul is trying to kill you. Therefore, please be on your guard tomorrow morning; get out of sight and remain in hiding.

3 I, however, will go out and stand beside my father in the countryside where you are, and will speak to him about you. If I learn anything, I will let you know."

4 Jonathan then spoke well of David to his father Saul, saying to him: "Let not your majesty sin against his servant David, for he has committed no offense against you, but has helped you very much by his deeds.

5 When he took his life in his hands and slew the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel through him, you were glad to see it. Why, then, should you become guilty of shedding innocent blood by killing David without cause?"

6 Saul heeded Jonathan's plea and swore, "As the LORD lives, he shall not be killed."

7 So Jonathan summoned David and repeated the whole conversation to him. Jonathan then brought David to Saul, and David served him as before.

8 When war broke out again, David went out to fight against the Philistines and inflicted a great defeat upon them, putting them to flight.

9 Then an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul as he was sitting in his house with spear in hand and David was playing the harp nearby.

10 Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but David eluded Saul, so that the spear struck only the wall, and David got away safe.

11 The same night, Saul sent messengers to David's house to guard it, that he might kill him in the morning. David's wife Michal informed him, "Unless you save yourself tonight, tomorrow you will be killed."

12 Then Michal let David down through a window, and he made his escape in safety.

12 Then Michal let David down through a window, and he made his escape in safety.

13 Michal took the household idol and laid it in the bed, putting a net of goat's hair at its head and covering it with a spread.

14 When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, "He is sick."

15 Saul, however, sent the messengers back to see David and commanded them, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him."

16 But when the messengers entered, they found the household idol in the bed, with the net of goat's hair at its head.

17 Saul therefore asked Michal: "Why did you play this trick on me? You have helped my enemy to get away!" Michal answered Saul: "He threatened me, 'Let me go or I will kill you.'"

18 Thus David got safely away; he went to Samuel in Ramah, informing him of all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to stay in the sheds.

19 When Saul was told that David was in the sheds near Ramah,

20 he sent messengers to arrest David. But when they saw the band of prophets, presided over by Samuel, in a prophetic frenzy, they too fell into the prophetic state.

21 Informed of this, Saul sent other messengers, who also fell into the prophetic state. For the third time Saul sent messengers, but they too fell into the prophetic state.

22 Saul then went to Ramah himself. Arriving at the cistern of the threshing floor on the bare hilltop, he inquired, "Where are Samuel and David?", and was told, "At the sheds near Ramah."

23 As he set out from the hilltop toward the sheds, the spirit of God came upon him also, and he continued on in a prophetic condition until he reached the spot. At the sheds near Ramah

24 he, too, stripped himself of his garments and he, too, remained in the prophetic state in the presence of Samuel; all that day and night he lay naked. That is why they say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

v 1-3. Saul’s jealous fear and hatred of David grew to the point that he openly asked his servants and Jonathan to kill David. Jonathan informed David and told him to hide in a certain place. Then he would bring his father into hearing range and David could know how Saul would respond.

 

v 4-7. Jonathan brought David’s good deeds before Saul, and in David’s hearing Saul promised not to kill David. Temporarily, relations appeared as good as before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 8-11. After David won another great victory over the Philistines, the evil spirit again came upon Saul and he tried to pin David to the wall with his light spear, but again he escaped. Now Saul turned vicious, and set men to watch David’s house that night and to kill him when he came out next morning. Michal learned of this or saw the guards, and warned David he must escape immediately. She who Saul intended to have been David’s snare, turns out to be a faithful wife and his protector.

 

 

 

v 12-17. After Michal let David down by a window to escape, she faked his form in the bed. This image is translated as a teraphim, household good luck image, but I tend to think this to be inconsistent in David’s house, and suppose it was simply something she used to fake his body. The slayers fell for it and had respect not to kill a sick man in his bed. Saul had said, 18:21, that the hand of the Philistines should slay David, but now he is degraded to the point he will kill him in bed himself. When they discover the fake by Michal, Saul rebukes her for deceit. Probably in fear of her own life, she infers David threatened to kill her if she didn’t help him, and no doubt Saul hated him more.

v 18. David could think of no better place to go than to Samuel, a true man of God, the one who had anointed him, and report what had happened. Ramah was Samuel’s home town, and Naioth the part of the town where other prophets dwelled.

v 19-24. Three times, messengers sent by Saul came under the power of the Spirit and began praising God with the other prophets instead of seeking David. Saul left his dignity as king to go slay David himself, but God took away his purpose, and laying aside his royal robes and armor, not nude according to Josephus, he likewise praised God and lay in a trance all that day and night. This was the second time it was questioned if Saul was one of the prophets, 10:10-12. This was only a temporary condition and Saul returned to evil when this special action of the Spirit was removed.