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1 Samuel 18:1-29

18:1

And it came to pass, when he had made an end
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of speaking
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unto Saul
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that the soul
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of Jonathan
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was knit
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with the soul
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of David
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and Jonathan
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loved
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him as his own soul
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18:2

And Saul
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took
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him that day
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and would let
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him go no more home
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to his father's
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house
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18:3

Then Jonathan
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and David
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made
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a covenant
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because he loved
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him as his own soul
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18:4

And Jonathan
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stripped
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himself of the robe
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that [was] upon him, and gave
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it to David
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and his garments
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even to his sword
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and to his bow
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and to his girdle
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18:5

And David
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went out
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whithersoever Saul
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sent
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him, [and] behaved himself wisely
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and Saul
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set
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him over the men
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of war
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and he was accepted
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in the sight
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of all the people
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and also in the sight
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of Saul's
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servants
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{behaved...: or, prospered}

18:6

And it came to pass as they came
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when David
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was returned
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from the slaughter
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of the Philistine
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that the women
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came out
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of all cities
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of Israel
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singing
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and dancing
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to meet
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king
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Saul
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with tabrets
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with joy
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and with instruments
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of musick. {Philistine: or, Philistines} {instruments...: Heb. three stringed instruments}

18:7

And the women
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answered
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[one another] as they played
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and said
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Saul
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hath slain
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his thousands
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and David
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his ten thousands
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18:8

And Saul
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was very
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wroth
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and the saying
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displeased
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him; and he said
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They have ascribed
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unto David
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ten thousands
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and to me they have ascribed
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[but] thousands
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and [what] can he have more but the kingdom
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{displeased him: Heb. was evil in his eyes}

18:9

And Saul
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eyed
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David
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from that day
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and forward
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18:10

And it came to pass on the morrow
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that the evil
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spirit
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from God
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came
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upon Saul
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and he prophesied
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in the midst
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of the house
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and David
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played
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with his hand
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as at other times
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and [there was] a javelin
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in Saul's
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hand
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18:11

And Saul
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cast
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the javelin
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for he said
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I will smite
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David
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even to the wall
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[with it]. And David
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avoided out
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of his presence
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twice
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18:12

And Saul
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was afraid
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of
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David
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because the LORD
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was with him, and was departed
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from Saul
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18:13

Therefore Saul
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removed
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him from him, and made
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him his captain
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over a thousand
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and he went out
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and came in
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before
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the people
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18:14

And David
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behaved himself wisely
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in all his ways
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and the LORD
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[was] with him. {behaved...: or, prospered}

18:15

Wherefore when Saul
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saw
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that he behaved
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himself very
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wisely
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he was afraid
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of
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him.

18:16

But all Israel
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and Judah
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loved
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David
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because he went out
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and came in
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before
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them.

18:17

And Saul
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said
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to David
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Behold my elder
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daughter
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Merab
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her will I give
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thee to wife
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only be thou valiant
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for me, and fight
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the LORD'S
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battles
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For Saul
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said
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Let not mine hand
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be upon him, but let the hand
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of the Philistines
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be upon him. {valiant: Heb. a son of valour}

18:18

And David
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said
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unto Saul
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Who [am] I? and what [is] my life
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[or] my father's
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family
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in Israel
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that I should be son in law
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to the king
<04428>_?

18:19

But it came to pass at the time
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when Merab
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Saul's
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daughter
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should have been given
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to David
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that she was given
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unto Adriel
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the Meholathite
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to wife
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18:20

And Michal
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Saul's
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daughter
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loved
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David
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and they told
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Saul
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and the thing
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pleased
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him. {pleased him: Heb. was right in his eyes}

18:21

And Saul
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said
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I will give
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him her, that she may be a snare
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to him, and that the hand
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of the Philistines
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may be against him. Wherefore Saul
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said
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to David
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Thou shalt this day
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be my son in law
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in [the one of] the twain
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18:22

And Saul
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commanded
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his servants
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[saying], Commune
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with David
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secretly
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and say
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Behold, the king
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hath delight
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in thee, and all his servants
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love
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thee: now therefore be the king's
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son in law
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18:23

And Saul's
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servants
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spake
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those words
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in the ears
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of David
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And David
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said
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Seemeth
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it to you [a] light
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[thing] to be a king's
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son in law
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seeing that I [am] a poor
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man
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and lightly esteemed
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18:24

And the servants
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of Saul
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told
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him, saying
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On this manner
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spake
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David
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{On...: Heb. According to these words}

18:25

And Saul
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said
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Thus shall ye say
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to David
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The king
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desireth
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not any dowry
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but an hundred
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foreskins
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of the Philistines
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to be avenged
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of the king's
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enemies
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But Saul
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thought
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to make David
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fall
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by the hand
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of the Philistines
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18:26

And when his servants
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told
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David
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these words
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it pleased
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David
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well to be the king's
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son in law
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and the days
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were not expired
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{expired: Heb. fulfilled}

18:27

Wherefore David
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arose
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and went
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he and his men
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and slew
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of the Philistines
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two hundred
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men
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and David
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brought
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their foreskins
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and they gave them in full tale
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to the king
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that he might be the king's
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son in law
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And Saul
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gave
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him Michal
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his daughter
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to wife
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18:28

And Saul
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saw
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and knew
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that the LORD
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[was] with David
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and [that] Michal
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Saul's
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daughter
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loved
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him.

18:29

And Saul
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was yet the more
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afraid
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of
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David
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and Saul
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became David's
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enemy
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continually
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