He replied, “Yes, in peace. I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” So he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

He will take your daughters to be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers.

The king said, “Find out whose son this boy is!”

David had also married ¹  Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.

The Lord said to Samuel, “Look! I am about to do something in Israel; ¹  when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle.

They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead ¹  us, just like all the other nations have.”

So David asked the Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. ¹  Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, ²  and I will return it to you!”

Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and stab me with it! Otherwise these uncircumcised people will come, stab me, and torture me.” But his armor bearer refused to do it, because he was very afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

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 ¹  and he will serve my chosen one for all time. ² 

Samuel replied, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you ¹  and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

When Achish would ask, “Where ¹  did you raid today?” David would say, “The Negev of Judah” or “The Negev of Jeharmeel” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”

On that day I will carry out ¹  against Eli everything that I spoke about his house – from start to finish!

Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf.”

Samuel said to the people, “Come on! Let’s go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

Just when he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel appeared on the scene. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him. ¹ 

So Saul said to his servants, “Find ¹  me a man who plays well and bring him to me.”

With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the Lord is the witness between us forever!” ¹ 

So Saul mustered all his army to go down to Keilah and besiege David and his men. ¹ 

But a messenger came to Saul saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”