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

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

When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates.”

The cart was coming to the field of Joshua, who was from Beth Shemesh. It paused there near a big stone. Then they cut up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.

Then the Philistine said, “I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!”

Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”

But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said, “No! There will be a king over us!

Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

But this request displeased Samuel, for they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.

Now look! Here is the king you have chosen – the one that you asked for! Look, the Lord has given you a king!

If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. But if a man sins against the Lord, who then will intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons would not listen to their father, for the Lord had decided to kill them.

So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” Then he offered a burnt offering.

After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, “I asked the Lord for him.

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.

When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.

There was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw anyone who was a warrior or a brave individual, he would conscript him.

On that day a Benjaminite ran from the battle lines and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head.

Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Up to here the Lord has helped us.”

Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey.