Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.

So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.

When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

Now David achieved success in all he did, for the Lord was with him.

The Hebrews who had earlier gone over to the Philistine side joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.

Then the spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.

Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.

Now please forgive my sin! Go back with me so I can worship the Lord.”

Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.

They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

Saul removed David from his presence and made him a commanding officer. David led the army out to battle and back.

When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David.

The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.

So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.

When the leaders of the Philistines were passing in review at the head of their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were passing in review in the rear with Achish.

Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. He sent all the rest of the people back home.