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 大卫对扫罗说完了话， 约拿单的心和大卫的心就深相契合。约拿单爱大卫如同爱自己的命。

2 从那天起， 扫罗就把大卫留下来， 不让他回到父家去。

3 约拿单与大卫立盟约， 因为他爱大卫如同爱自己的命。

4 约拿单把自己身上的外袍脱下来给大卫， 又把自己的战衣、刀、弓和腰带都给了他。

5 扫罗无论差派大卫到哪里去， 他都去， 并且凡事亨通。于是扫罗立他作军兵的将领。所有的人民和扫罗的臣仆都非常高兴。

6 大卫击杀了那非利士人， 与众人一同回来的时候， 妇女们从以色列各城里出来， 唱歌、跳舞、打鼓、欢呼、击磬迎接扫罗王。

7 妇女们跳舞、歌唱， 说： "扫罗杀死千千！ 大卫杀死万万！ "

8 扫罗非常恼怒， 不喜欢这话， 就说： "他们给大卫万万， 只给我千千， 就只剩下王位没给他。"

9 从那天起， 扫罗就妒忌大卫。

10 第二天， 从 神那里来的恶鬼降在扫罗身上， 他就在家中胡言乱语。大卫照常弹琴， 扫罗手里拿着枪。

11 扫罗把枪掷过去， 心里说： "我要把大卫刺在墙上。"大卫两次避开了他。

12 扫罗惧怕大卫， 因为耶和华与大卫同在， 却离开了扫罗。

13 因此扫罗使大卫离开自己， 立他作千夫长， 大卫就领导众民出入。

14 大卫所行的一切都亨通， 因为耶和华与他同在。

15 扫罗看见大卫所行的十分亨通， 就怕他。

16 但是所有的以色列人和犹大人都爱大卫， 因为他领导他们出入。

17 扫罗对大卫说： "我的大女儿米拉在这里。我要把她赐给你作妻子； 只要你作我的勇士， 为耶和华争战。"原来扫罗心里说： "我不好亲手害他， 让非利士人害他吧。"

18 大卫回答扫罗： "我是谁？我是什么身分？我父家在以色列人中算得什么？我怎么作王的女婿呢？"

19 到了扫罗的女儿米拉该嫁给大卫的时候， 扫罗却把她给了米何拉人亚得列作妻子。

20 扫罗的女儿米甲爱大卫。有人把这事告诉扫罗， 扫罗就欢喜，

21 心里想： "我要把米甲给大卫， 利用米甲作他的陷阱， 好让非利士人的手害他。"于是扫罗对大卫说： "你今天可以第二次作我的女婿。"

22 扫罗吩咐他的臣仆： "你们要私下对大卫说： ‘王喜欢你， 他的臣仆也都爱你， 现在你要作王的女婿！ ’"

23 于是扫罗的臣仆把这些话说给大卫听。大卫说： "你们以为作王的女婿是一件小事吗？我是个贫穷卑微的人。"

24 扫罗的臣仆把大卫所说的这些话都报告了扫罗。

25 扫罗说： "你们要对大卫这样说： ‘王不要什么聘礼， 只要一百个非利士人的包皮， 好在王的仇敌身上报仇。’"扫罗企图使大卫死在非利士人的手里。

26 扫罗的臣仆把这些话告诉了大卫， 大卫就乐意作王的女婿。在日期未满之时，

27 大卫和跟随他的人就起身出去， 在非利士人中击杀了二百人， 把他们的包皮带回来， 满数交给王， 要作王的女婿。于是扫罗把他的女儿米甲给大卫作妻子。

28 扫罗看见耶和华与大卫同在， 又知道自己的女儿米甲也爱大卫，

29 就更怕大卫， 常常与他为敌。

30 非利士人的领袖常常出征， 每逢他们出征， 大卫作事都比扫罗所有的臣仆所作的更亨通， 所以他的名字极为人尊重。