1 Samuel 17:43
17:43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?”
Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
1 Samuel 17:48
17:48 The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine.
1 Samuel 17:50
17:50 David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand.
1 Samuel 18:23
18:23 So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately
to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”
1 Samuel 18:29
18:29 Saul became even more afraid of him.
Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on.
1 Samuel 22:5
22:5 Then Gad the prophet said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
1 Samuel 23:2
23:2 So David asked the
Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The
Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”
1 Samuel 24:9
24:9 David said to Saul, “Why do you pay attention when men say, ‘David is seeking to do you harm’?
1 Samuel 25:5
25:5 he
sent ten servants,
saying to them,
“Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name.
1 Samuel 25:10
25:10 But Nabal responded to David’s servants, “Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters!
1 Samuel 25:23
25:23 When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.
1 Samuel 25:40
25:40 So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, “David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife.”
1 Samuel 27:3
27:3 David settled with Achish in Gath, along with his men and their families.
David had with him his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal’s widow.
1 Samuel 30:7
30:7 Then David said to the priest Abiathar son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
1 Samuel 30:20
30:20 David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying, “This is David’s plunder!”