1Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.stylusProverbs 18:24, 1 Samuel 20:17, Proverbs 18:24, 1 Samuel 20:17, 2 Samuel 1:262And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.stylus1 Samuel 17:15, 1 Samuel 17:15, 1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 16:23, 1 Samuel 16:213Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.stylus1 Samuel 20:8, 1 Samuel 20:17, 1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 20:8, 1 Samuel 20:174And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.stylusGenesis 41:42, Genesis 41:42, Isaiah 61:10, Luke 15:22, Esther 6:85And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.stylus1 Samuel 18:30, 1 Samuel 18:30, 1 Samuel 18:14, 1 Samuel 18:15, 1 Samuel 18:146Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.stylusJudges 11:34, Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, Exodus 15:20, Psalms 68:257And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.stylus1 Samuel 21:11, 1 Samuel 21:11, Exodus 15:21, 1 Samuel 29:5, Exodus 15:218And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?stylus1 Samuel 15:28, 1 Samuel 15:28, Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 13:10, 1 Samuel 20:319And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.stylusMark 7:22, Matthew 20:15, Genesis 31:2, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:610Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.stylus1 Samuel 19:9, 1 Kings 18:29, 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Samuel 19:9, 1 Kings 18:2911And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.stylus1 Samuel 20:33, 1 Samuel 20:33, Isaiah 54:17, Isaiah 54:17, Psalms 37:3212And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.stylus1 Samuel 18:15, 1 Samuel 18:29, 1 Samuel 18:15, 1 Samuel 18:29, 1 Samuel 28:1513So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.stylus2 Samuel 5:2, 2 Samuel 5:2, Psalms 121:8, Psalms 121:8, 1 Samuel 18:2514And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.stylusGenesis 39:23, Genesis 39:23, Joshua 6:27, Matthew 28:20, 1 Samuel 16:1815And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.stylusPsalms 112:5, James 1:5, Daniel 6:4, Daniel 6:5, James 3:1716But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.stylus1 Samuel 18:5, 1 Samuel 18:5, 1 Kings 3:7, Luke 19:48, 2 Samuel 5:217And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.stylus1 Samuel 18:25, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 25:28, 1 Samuel 18:25, 1 Samuel 17:2518And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?stylus2 Samuel 7:18, 2 Samuel 7:18, 1 Samuel 9:21, 1 Samuel 18:23, 1 Samuel 9:2119But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.stylusJudges 7:22, 2 Samuel 21:8, Judges 7:22, 2 Samuel 21:8, Judges 14:2020And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.stylus1 Samuel 18:28, 1 Samuel 18:2821And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.stylus1 Samuel 18:17, 1 Samuel 18:17, Exodus 10:7, Jeremiah 9:8, 1 Samuel 18:2622And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.stylusPsalms 55:21, 2 Samuel 13:28, 2 Samuel 13:29, Psalms 36:1, Psalms 36:323And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?stylusProverbs 14:20, Psalms 119:141, 1 Samuel 9:21, Proverbs 19:6, Proverbs 19:724And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.stylus25And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.stylusGenesis 34:12, 1 Samuel 14:24, 1 Samuel 18:17, Genesis 34:12, 1 Samuel 14:2426And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.stylus1 Samuel 18:21, 1 Samuel 18:2127So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.stylus2 Samuel 3:14, 2 Samuel 3:14, Judges 14:19, 1 Samuel 18:13, Judges 14:1928And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.stylusGenesis 30:27, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 37:11, 1 Samuel 26:25, Genesis 39:329And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.stylusEcclesiastes 4:4, Ecclesiastes 4:4, John 11:53, 1 Samuel 18:12, James 2:1930Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.stylus1 Samuel 18:5, 2 Samuel 11:1, 1 Samuel 18:5, 2 Samuel 11:1, Psalms 119:99