1And Saul spoke to Jonathan, his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, the son of Saul, loved David exceedingly.

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1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:9, 1 Samuel 18:9

2And Jonathan told David, saying: Saul, my father, seeketh to kill thee: wherefore look to thyself, I beseech thee, in the morning and thou shalt abide in a secret place, and shalt be hid.

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Proverbs 17:17, Proverbs 17:17, Acts 9:24, Acts 9:24, Psalms 16:3

3And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art: and I will speak of thee to my father, and whatsoever I shall see, I will tell thee.

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1 Samuel 20:9, 1 Samuel 20:13, 1 Samuel 20:9, 1 Samuel 20:13

4And Jonathan spoke good things of David to Saul, his father: and said to him: Sin not, O king, against thy servant, David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are very good towards thee.

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Jeremiah 18:20, Jeremiah 18:20, Genesis 42:22, Proverbs 31:8, Proverbs 31:9

5And he put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought great salvation for all Israel. Thou sawest it and didst rejoice. Why therefore wilt thou sin against innocent blood, by killing David, who is without fault?

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1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Samuel 11:13, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Samuel 20:32

6And when Saul heard this, he was appeased with the words of Jonathan, and swore: As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.

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Proverbs 26:24, Proverbs 26:25, Proverbs 26:24, Proverbs 26:25, Jeremiah 5:2

7Then Jonathan called David, and told him all these words: and Jonathan brought in David to Saul, and he was before him, as he had been yesterday and the day before.

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1 Samuel 18:2, 1 Samuel 16:21, 1 Samuel 18:13, 1 Samuel 18:2, 1 Samuel 16:21

8And the war began again, and David went out, and fought against the Philistines, and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled from his face.

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Psalms 18:32, Psalms 18:50, Psalms 27:3, Psalms 18:32, Psalms 18:50

9And the evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul; and he sat in his house, and held a spear in his hand: and David played with his hand.

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1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 18:10, 1 Samuel 18:11

10And Saul endeavoured to nail David to the wall with his spear. And David slipt away out of the presence of Saul: and the spear missed him, and was fastened in the wall, and David fled, and escaped that night.

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1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 20:33, 1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 20:33, Proverbs 21:30

11Saul therefore sent his guards to David's house to watch him, that he might be killed in the morning. And when Michol, David's wife, had told him this, saying: Unless thou save thyself this night, to morrow thou wilt die:

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Psalms 59:1, Psalms 59:17, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 59:17, Judges 16:2

12She let him down through a window. And he went and fled away, and escaped.

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Joshua 2:15, Joshua 2:15, Acts 9:24, Acts 9:25, Acts 9:24

13And Michol took an image, and laid it on the bed, and put a goat's skin, with the hair at the head of it, and covered it with clothes.

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Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:19, Judges 18:14, Judges 18:17, Judges 18:14

14And Saul sent officers to seize David; and it was answered that he was sick.

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Joshua 2:5, Joshua 2:5, 2 Samuel 17:20, 2 Samuel 16:17, 2 Samuel 16:19

15And again Saul sent to see David, saying: Bring him to me in the bed, that he may be slain.

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Romans 3:15, 1 Samuel 19:6, Job 31:31, Psalms 37:12, Proverbs 27:3

16And when the messengers were come in, they found an image upon the bed, and a goat skin at his head.

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17And Saul said to Michol: Why hast thou deceived me so, and let my enemy go and flee away? And Michol answered Saul: Because he said to me: Let me go, or else I will kill thee.

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2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:22, 1 Kings 21:20, 1 Samuel 19:14, 1 Samuel 28:12

18But David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel in Ramatha, and told him all that Saul had done to him: and he and Samuel went and dwelt in Najoth.

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1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 7:17, James 5:16, 1 Samuel 15:34, 1 Samuel 28:3

19And it was told Saul by some, saying: Behold David is in Najoth, in Ramatha.

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1 Samuel 26:1, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:10, Proverbs 29:12

20So Saul sent officers to take David: and when they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel presiding over them, the Spirit of the Lord came also upon them, and they likewise began to prophesy.

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Joel 2:28, John 7:32, Joel 2:28, John 7:32, 1 Samuel 10:5

21And when this was told Saul, he sent other messengers: but they also prophesied. And again Saul sent messengers the third time: and they prophesied also. And Saul being exceeding angry,

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Proverbs 27:22, Joel 2:28, 2 Kings 1:9, 2 Kings 1:13, Jeremiah 13:23

22Went also himself to Ramatha, and came as far as the great cistern, which is in Socho, and he asked, and said: In what place are Samuel and David? And it was told him: Behold they are in Najoth, in Ramatha.

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23And he went to Najoth, in Ramatha, and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied till he came to Najoth, in Ramatha.

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Proverbs 16:9, 1 Samuel 10:10, Proverbs 16:9, 1 Samuel 10:10, 1 Samuel 19:20

24And he stripped himself also of his garments, and prophesied with the rest before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and night. This gave occasion to a proverb: What! is Saul too among the prophets?

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1 Samuel 10:10, 1 Samuel 10:12, 2 Samuel 6:20, Micah 1:8, Isaiah 20:2