They cut off Saul&#8217;s<n id="1" /> head and stripped him of his armor. They sent messengers to announce the news in the temple of their idols and among their people throughout the surrounding land of the Philistines.

I chose your ancestor<n id="1" /> from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor&#8217;s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites.

Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money<n id="1" /> and for a scrap of bread. Each will say, &#8216;Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.&#8217;&#8221;p>

You<n id="1" /> should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of<n id="2" /> the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing God,<n id="3" /> and he did not rebuke them.

So now go and make a new cart. Get two cows that have calves and that have never had a yoke placed on them. Harness the cows to the cart and take their calves from them back to their stalls.

<p class="bodytext">Then the people<n id="1" /> of Kiriath Jearim came and took the ark of the <sc>Lord;sc> they brought it to the house of Abinadab located on the hill. They consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

Samuel said to all the people of Israel, &#8220;If you are really turning to the <sc>Lordsc> with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth.<n id="1" /> Give your hearts to the <sc>Lordsc> and serve only him. Then he will deliver you<n id="2" /> from the hand of the Philistines.&#8221;

Don&#8217;t be concerned<n id="1" /> about the donkeys that you lost three days ago, for they have been found. Whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you, and all your father&#8217;s family?&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Samuel talked to the people about how the kingship would work.<n id="1" /> He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the <sc>Lordsc>. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.

<p class="bodytext">The men of Israel said, &#8220;Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so<n id="1" /> to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father&#8217;s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre<n id="1" /> that day. There was a spear in Saul&#8217;s hand,

<p class="bodytext">Saul sent messengers to David&#8217;s house to guard it and to kill him in the morning. Then David&#8217;s wife Michal told him, &#8220;If you do not save yourself<n id="1" /> tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Then the king arranged for a meeting with the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and all the priests of his father&#8217;s house who were at Nob. They all came to the king.

Was it just today that I began to inquire of God on his behalf? Far be it from me! The king should not accuse<n id="1" /> his servant or any of my father&#8217;s house. For your servant is not aware of all this &#8211; not in whole or in part!&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

Then David said to Abiathar, &#8220;I knew that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would certainly tell Saul! I am guilty<n id="1" /> of all the deaths in your father&#8217;s house!

Please forgive the sin of your servant, for the <sc>Lordsc> will certainly establish the house of my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the <sc>Lordsc>. May no evil be found in you all your days!

<p class="bodytext">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<n id="1" /> and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing<n id="2" /> until morning&#8217;s light.