1Now Saul spoke to his son Jonathan, and to all his servants, so that they would kill David. But Jonathan, the son of Saul, loved David very much.stylus1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:9, 1 Samuel 18:92And Jonathan revealed it to David, saying: “Saul, my father, is seeking to kill you. Because of this, I ask you, take care for yourself in the morning. And you should conceal yourself and remain in hiding.stylusProverbs 17:17, Proverbs 17:17, Acts 9:24, Acts 9:24, Psalms 16:33Then I, going out, will be standing beside my father in the field, where you will be. And I will speak about you to my father. And whatever I see, I will report to you.”stylus1 Samuel 20:9, 1 Samuel 20:13, 1 Samuel 20:9, 1 Samuel 20:134Then Jonathan spoke good things about David to his father Saul. And he said to him: “You should not sin, O king, against your servant David. For he has not sinned against you, and his works toward you are very good.stylusJeremiah 18:20, Jeremiah 18:20, Genesis 42:22, Proverbs 31:8, Proverbs 31:95And he took his life in his own hand, and struck down the Philistine. And the Lord wrought a great salvation for all of Israel. You saw it, and you rejoiced. Why then would you sin against innocent blood by killing David, who is without guilt?”stylus1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Samuel 20:326And when Saul had heard this, being pleased by the voice of Jonathan, he swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.”stylusProverbs 26:24, Proverbs 26:25, Proverbs 26:24, Proverbs 26:25, Jeremiah 5:27And so Jonathan called David, and he revealed to him all of these words. And Jonathan led in David to Saul, and he was before him, just as he had been yesterday and the day before.stylus1 Samuel 18:2, 1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 18:13, 1 Samuel 18:2, 1 Samuel 16:218Then the war was stirred up again. And David went out and fought against the Philistines. And he struck them down with a great slaughter. And they fled from his face.stylusPsalms 18:32, Psalms 18:50, Psalms 27:3, Psalms 18:32, Psalms 18:509And the evil spirit from the Lord came to Saul, who was sitting in his house and holding a lance. And David was playing music with his hand.stylus1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 18:10, 1 Samuel 18:1110And Saul attempted to fix David to the wall with the lance. But David turned aside from the face of Saul. And the lance failed to wound him, and it became fixed in the wall. And David fled, and so he was saved that night.stylus1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 20:33, 1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 20:33, Proverbs 21:3011Therefore, Saul sent his guards to David’s house, so that they might watch for him, and so that he might be killed in the morning. And after Michal, his wife, had reported this to David, saying, “Unless you save yourself this night, tomorrow you will die,”stylusPsalms 59:1, Psalms 59:17, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 59:17, Judges 16:212she lowered him down through a window. Then he fled and went away, and he was saved.stylusJoshua 2:15, Joshua 2:15, Acts 9:24, Acts 9:25, Acts 9:2413Then Michal took a statue, and placed it on the bed. And she placed the pelt of a goat for the hair at its head. And she covered it with clothes.stylusGenesis 31:19, Genesis 31:19, Judges 18:14, Judges 18:17, Judges 18:1414And Saul sent attendants to seize David. And it was answered that he was sick.stylusJoshua 2:5, Joshua 2:5, 2 Samuel 17:20, 2 Samuel 16:17, 2 Samuel 16:1915And again, Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him to me on the bed, so that he may be killed.”stylusRomans 3:15, 1 Samuel 19:6, Job 31:31, Psalms 37:12, Proverbs 27:316And when the messengers had arrived, they found a likeness on the bed, with a goat pelt at its head.stylus17And Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me in this way, and released my enemy, so that he may flee?” And Michal responded to Saul, “Because he said to me, ‘Release me, otherwise I will kill you.’ ”stylus2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:22, 1 Kings 21:20, 1 Samuel 19:14, 1 Samuel 28:1218Now David was saved by fleeing, and he went to Samuel in Ramah. And he reported to him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went away and stayed at Naioth.stylus1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 7:17, James 5:16, 1 Samuel 15:34, 1 Samuel 28:319Then it was reported to Saul by some, saying, “Behold, David is at Naioth, in Ramah.”stylus1 Samuel 26:1, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:10, Proverbs 29:1220Therefore, Saul sent officers to seize David. And when they had seen a company of prophets prophesying, with Samuel presiding over them, the Spirit of the Lord also came to them, and they also began to prophesy.stylusJoel 2:28, John 7:32, Joel 2:28, John 7:32, 1 Samuel 10:521And when this was reported to Saul, he sent other messengers. But they also prophesied. And again, Saul sent messengers a third time. And they also prophesied. And Saul, being exceedingly angry,stylusProverbs 27:22, Joel 2:28, 2 Kings 1:9, 2 Kings 1:13, Jeremiah 13:2322also went to Ramah himself. And he went as far as the great cistern, which is in Socoh. And he inquired and said, “In which place are Samuel and David?” And it was told to him, “Behold, they are at Naioth, in Ramah.”stylus23And he went to Naioth, in Ramah, and the Spirit of the Lord came to him also. And he continued on, walking and prophesying, until he arrived at Naioth, in Ramah.stylusProverbs 16:9, 1 Samuel 10:10, Proverbs 16:9, 1 Samuel 10:10, 1 Samuel 19:2024And he also took off his garments, and he prophesied with the others before Samuel. And he fell down naked, throughout that day and night. From this, too, is derived the proverb, “Could Saul also be among the prophets?”stylus1 Samuel 10:10, 1 Samuel 10:12, 2 Samuel 6:20, Micah 1:8, Isaiah 20:2