After David had finished speaking with Saul , the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together ... , and Jonathan loved him as himself.
And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
And Jonathan - removed the robe - he was wearing and gave it to David , along with his tunic , ... his sword , ... his bow , ... and his belt.
So David marched out (and) prospered in everything - Saul sent him to do , and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people , and of Saul’s officers as well ....
As the troops vvv were returning home after David had killed - the Philistine , the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing , with joyful songs , and with tambourines and other instruments.
And as the women danced ... , vvv they sang out : “ Saul has slain (his) thousands , and David his tens of thousands. ”
And Saul was furious ... and resented ... this song. “ They have ascribed tens of thousands to David , ” he said , “ but only thousands What more but the kingdom ?”
And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye - on David.
- The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul , and he prophesied inside the house while David played (the harp) vvv as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear , ...
and he - hurled it ... , thinking , “ I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
So Saul was afraid of David , because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
Therefore Saul ... sent (David) away and gave command of a thousand men. David led the troops {out to battle} and back ... ,
and he continued ... to prosper in all his ways , because the LORD was with him.
When Saul saw that David was very successful , he was afraid of him.
But all Israel and Judah loved - David , because he was leading them out to battle and back -.
Then Saul said to David , “ Here is my older daughter Merab. - I will give her in marriage. Only be valiant and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking , “ vvv I need not raise my hand let the hand of the Philistines be
And David said to Saul , “ Who am I , and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel , that I should become the son-in-law of the king ?”
So when it was time to give - Saul’s daughter Merab to David , she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
Now Saul’s - daughter Michal loved David , and when this was reported to Saul , it pleased him.
“ I will give her Saul thought , “ so that she may be a snare and the hand of the Philistines may be So Saul said to David , “ For a second (time) now you can be my son-in-law
Then Saul - ordered his servants , “ Speak to David privately and tell him , ‘ Behold , the king is pleased and all his servants love you. Now therefore , become his son-in-law. ’”
But when Saul’s servants relayed ... these words to David , - he replied , “ Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king ? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
And the servants told Saul - what ... David had said.
Saul replied , “ Say - to David , ‘ The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies. ’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death - at the hands of the Philistines.
When the servants reported these terms to David , - (he) was pleased ... ... to become the king’s son-in-law. - vvv Before the wedding day arrived ,
- David and his men went out ... and killed two hundred ... Philistines. He - brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul - gave his daughter Michal {in marriage}.
When Saul ... realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved (David) ,
he grew even more ... afraid of David. So from then on ... Saul was David’s enemy -.
Every time ... the Philistine ... commanders came out (for battle) , David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers , so that his name was highly esteemed.