Saul said, “God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn’t die!”

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is next to Egypt.

Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

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

Then Saul’s servants said to him, “Look, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you!”

So Saul said to his servants, “Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me.”

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

When Saul and all the Israelites heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.

David was going back and forth from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.

Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.

The women who were playing the music sang, “Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!”

So Saul was keeping an eye on David from that day onward.

and Saul threw the spear, thinking, “I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.

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

Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. When they told Saul about this, it pleased him.

When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,

When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, “He’s sick.”

Jonathan replied to Saul, “David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem.

Jonathan responded to his father Saul, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”