He inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.

His mother used to make him a small robe and bring it up to him at regular intervals when she would go up with her husband to make the annual sacrifice.

Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the servant who was with him. He said to him, “Go, take these things back to the city.”

David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor bearer.

The soldiers told him what had been promised, saying, “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

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

When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,

Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will be empty.

So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.

David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.

He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.

Saul said, “I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law.”

Now David had run away and escaped. He went to Samuel in Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed at Naioth.

Jonathan said to him, “By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing large or small without making me aware of it. Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”

Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and this son of Jesse? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God on his behalf, so that he opposes me and waits in ambush, as is the case today!”

When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light.

Then I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. He will do what is in my heart and soul. I will build for him a secure dynasty and he will serve my chosen one for all time.

So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.”

He said, “Here are the policies of the king who will rule over you: He will conscript your sons and put them in his chariot forces and in his cavalry; they will run in front of his chariot.