The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.

“So now, take your positions and watch this great thing that the Lord is about to do in your sight.

Then Saul built an altar for the Lord; it was the first time he had built an altar for the Lord.

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

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

When they arrived, Samuel noticed Eliab and said to himself, “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!”

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

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 all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid.

When the Israelites returned from their hot pursuit of the Philistines, they looted their camp.

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.

But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.

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

So Michal lowered David through the window, and he ran away and escaped.

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?”

(Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.)