| 1:1: |
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim,
and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son
of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: |
| 1:2: |
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of
the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no
children. |
| 1:3: |
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to
sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. |
| 1:4: |
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his
wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: |
| 1:5: |
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but
the LORD had shut up her womb. |
| 1:6: |
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret,
because the LORD had shut up her womb. |
| 1:7: |
And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the
LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. |
| 1:8: |
Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and
why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to
thee than ten sons? |
| 1:9: |
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had
drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the
LORD. |
| 1:10: |
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept
sore. |
| 1:11: |
And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed
look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget
thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I
will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no
razor come upon his head. |
| 1:12: |
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that
Eli marked her mouth. |
| 1:13: |
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her
voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. |
| 1:14: |
And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy
wine from thee. |
| 1:15: |
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a
sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have
poured out my soul before the LORD. |
| 1:16: |
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the
abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. |
| 1:17: |
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant
thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. |
| 1:18: |
And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the
woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more
sad. |
| 1:19: |
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the
LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew
Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. |
| 1:20: |
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah
had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying,
Because I have asked him of the LORD. |
| 1:21: |
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the
LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. |
| 1:22: |
But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go
up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may
appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. |
| 1:23: |
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good;
tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So
the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. |
| 1:24: |
And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three
bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him
unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. |
| 1:25: |
And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. |
| 1:26: |
And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman
that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. |
| 1:27: |
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which
I asked of him: |
| 1:28: |
Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he
shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. |
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| 2:1: |
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine
horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
because I rejoice in thy salvation. |
| 2:2: |
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee:
neither is there any rock like our God. |
| 2:3: |
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your
mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are
weighed. |
| 2:4: |
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are
girded with strength. |
| 2:5: |
They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they
that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that
hath many children is waxed feeble. |
| 2:6: |
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave,
and bringeth up. |
| 2:7: |
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth
up. |
| 2:8: |
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar
from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit
the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and
he hath set the world upon them. |
| 2:9: |
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent
in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. |
| 2:10: |
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven
shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth;
and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his
anointed. |
| 2:11: |
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister
unto the LORD before Eli the priest. |
| 2:12: |
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. |
| 2:13: |
And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man
offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in
seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; |
| 2:14: |
And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all
that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in
Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. |
| 2:15: |
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and
said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for
he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. |
| 2:16: |
And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat
presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would
answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take
it by force. |
| 2:17: |
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD:
for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. |
| 2:18: |
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a
linen ephod. |
| 2:19: |
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him
from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly
sacrifice. |
| 2:20: |
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee
seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went
unto their own home. |
| 2:21: |
And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three
sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. |
| 2:22: |
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all
Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation. |
| 2:23: |
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil
dealings by all this people. |
| 2:24: |
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the
LORD's people to transgress. |
| 2:25: |
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a
man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they
hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay
them. |
| 2:26: |
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD,
and also with men. |
| 2:27: |
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith
the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they
were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? |
| 2:28: |
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest,
to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me?
and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by
fire of the children of Israel? |
| 2:29: |
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have
commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make
yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my
people? |
| 2:30: |
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house,
and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the
LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and
they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. |
| 2:31: |
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of
thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine
house. |
| 2:32: |
And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which
God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house
for ever. |
| 2:33: |
And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall
be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase
of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. |
| 2:34: |
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two
sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of
them. |
| 2:35: |
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to
that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure
house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. |
| 2:36: |
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house
shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread,
and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices,
that I may eat a piece of bread. |
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| 3:1: |
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the
word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open
vision. |
| 3:2: |
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his
place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; |
| 3:3: |
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the
ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; |
| 3:4: |
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. |
| 3:5: |
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And
he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. |
| 3:6: |
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I
called not, my son; lie down again. |
| 3:7: |
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the
LORD yet revealed unto him. |
| 3:8: |
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and
went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli
perceived that the LORD had called the child. |
| 3:9: |
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he
call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So
Samuel went and lay down in his place. |
| 3:10: |
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel,
Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. |
| 3:11: |
And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at
which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. |
| 3:12: |
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken
concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. |
| 3:13: |
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the
iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he
restrained them not. |
| 3:14: |
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity
of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for
ever. |
| 3:15: |
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house
of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. |
| 3:16: |
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered,
Here am I. |
| 3:17: |
And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I
pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou
hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. |
| 3:18: |
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he
said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. |
| 3:19: |
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his
words fall to the ground. |
| 3:20: |
And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was
established to be a prophet of the LORD. |
| 3:21: |
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself
to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD. |
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| 4:1: |
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out
against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the
Philistines pitched in Aphek. |
| 4:2: |
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when
they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they
slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. |
| 4:3: |
And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel
said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines?
Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us,
that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our
enemies. |
| 4:4: |
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the
ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the
cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with
the ark of the covenant of God. |
| 4:5: |
And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all
Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. |
| 4:6: |
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said,
What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?
And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. |
| 4:7: |
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the
camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing
heretofore. |
| 4:8: |
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty
Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in
the wilderness. |
| 4:9: |
Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be
not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves
like men, and fight. |
| 4:10: |
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled
every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there
fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. |
| 4:11: |
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, were slain. |
| 4:12: |
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh
the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. |
| 4:13: |
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching:
for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the
city, and told it, all the city cried out. |
| 4:14: |
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the
noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. |
| 4:15: |
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that
he could not see. |
| 4:16: |
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I
fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my
son? |
| 4:17: |
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the
Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people,
and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God
is taken. |
| 4:18: |
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he
fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck
brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged
Israel forty years. |
| 4:19: |
And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to
be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was
taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed
herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. |
| 4:20: |
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto
her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither
did she regard it. |
| 4:21: |
And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from
Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in
law and her husband. |
| 4:22: |
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God
is taken. |
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| 5:1: |
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from
Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. |
| 5:2: |
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the
house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. |
| 5:3: |
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they
took Dagon, and set him in his place again. |
| 5:4: |
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the
head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the
threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. |
| 5:5: |
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into
Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this
day. |
| 5:6: |
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he
destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts
thereof. |
| 5:7: |
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of
the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us,
and upon Dagon our god. |
| 5:8: |
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines
unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?
And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto
Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither. |
| 5:9: |
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the
LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the
men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their
secret parts. |
| 5:10: |
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as
the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They
have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our
people. |
| 5:11: |
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines,
and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to
his own place, tha lay us not, and our people: for there was a
deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very
heavy there. |
| 5:12: |
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry
of the city went up to heaven. |
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| 6:1: |
And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven
months. |
| 6:2: |
And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying,
What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send
it to his place. |
| 6:3: |
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it
not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall
be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from
you. |
| 6:4: |
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall
return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice,
according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague
was on you all, and on your lords. |
| 6:5: |
Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your
mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel:
peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your
gods, and from off your land. |
| 6:6: |
Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh
hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did
they not let the people go, and they departed? |
| 6:7: |
Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which
there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their
calves home from them: |
| 6:8: |
And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the
jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer
by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. |
| 6:9: |
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh,
then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that
is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us. |
| 6:10: |
And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the
cart, and shut up their calves at home: |
| 6:11: |
And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with
the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. |
| 6:12: |
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and
went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the
right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after
them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. |
| 6:13: |
And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the
valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to
see it. |
| 6:14: |
And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood
there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the
cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD. |
| 6:15: |
And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that
was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great
stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed
sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. |
| 6:16: |
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned
to Ekron the same day. |
| 6:17: |
And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a
trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for
Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; |
| 6:18: |
And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the
Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of
country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set
down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the
field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite. |
| 6:19: |
And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into
the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and
threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had
smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. |
| 6:20: |
And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this
holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us? |
| 6:21: |
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim,
saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye
down, and fetch it up to you. |
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| 7:1: |
And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the
LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and
sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. |
| 7:2: |
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the
time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel
lamented after the LORD. |
| 7:3: |
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do
return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods
and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and
serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the
Philistines. |
| 7:4: |
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and
served the LORD only. |
| 7:5: |
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you
unto the LORD. |
| 7:6: |
And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it
out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have
sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in
Mizpeh. |
| 7:7: |
And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were
gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against
Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the
Philistines. |
| 7:8: |
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the
LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the
Philistines. |
| 7:9: |
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering
wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the
LORD heard him. |
| 7:10: |
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines
drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great
thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they
were smitten before Israel. |
| 7:11: |
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the
Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car. |
| 7:12: |
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and
called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped
us. |
| 7:13: |
So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast
of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the
days of Samuel. |
| 7:14: |
And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were
restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did
Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace
between Israel and the Amorites. |
| 7:15: |
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. |
| 7:16: |
And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and
Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places. |
| 7:17: |
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he
judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD. |
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| 8:1: |
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons
judges over Israel. |
| 8:2: |
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second,
Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. |
| 8:3: |
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre,
and took bribes, and ed judgment. |
| 8:4: |
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came
to Samuel unto Ramah, |
| 8:5: |
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy
ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. |
| 8:6: |
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to
judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. |
| 8:7: |
And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people
in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they
have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. |
| 8:8: |
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I
brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have
forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. |
| 8:9: |
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly
unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over
them. |
| 8:10: |
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked
of him a king. |
| 8:11: |
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign
over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his
chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his
chariots. |
| 8:12: |
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over
fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest,
and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. |
| 8:13: |
And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be
cooks, and to be bakers. |
| 8:14: |
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your
oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. |
| 8:15: |
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and
give to his officers, and to his servants. |
| 8:16: |
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your
goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. |
| 8:17: |
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his
servants. |
| 8:18: |
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall
have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. |
| 8:19: |
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they
said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; |
| 8:20: |
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge
us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. |
| 8:21: |
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them
in the ears of the LORD. |
| 8:22: |
And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them
a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his
city. |
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| 9:1: |
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of
Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a
Benjamite, a mighty man of power. |
| 9:2: |
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a
goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person
than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the
people. |
| 9:3: |
And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to
Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek
the asses. |
| 9:4: |
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of
Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of
Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the
Benjamites, but they found them not. |
| 9:5: |
And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant
that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring
for the asses, and take thought for us. |
| 9:6: |
And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God,
and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now
let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should
go. |
| 9:7: |
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we
bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a
present to bring to the man of God: what have we? |
| 9:8: |
And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at
hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man
of God, to tell us our way. |
| 9:9: |
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he
spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a
Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) |
| 9:10: |
Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they
went unto the city where the man of God was. |
| 9:11: |
And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens
going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here? |
| 9:12: |
And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you:
make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice
of the people to day in the high place: |
| 9:13: |
As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him,
before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat
until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they
eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye
shall find him. |
| 9:14: |
And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the
city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high
place. |
| 9:15: |
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came,
saying, |
| 9:16: |
To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of
Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel,
that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have
looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. |
| 9:17: |
And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom
I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. |
| 9:18: |
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray
thee, where the seer's house is. |
| 9:19: |
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me
unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I
will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. |
| 9:20: |
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy
mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of
Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house? |
| 9:21: |
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of
the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the
tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? |
| 9:22: |
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the
parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were
bidden, which were about thirty persons. |
| 9:23: |
And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee,
of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. |
| 9:24: |
And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and
set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it
before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since
I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that
day. |
| 9:25: |
And when they were come down from the high place into the city,
Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house. |
| 9:26: |
And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the
day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I
may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he
and Samuel, abroad. |
| 9:27: |
And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to
Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand
thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God. |
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| 10:1: |
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and
kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be
captain over his inheritance? |
| 10:2: |
When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men
by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they
will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and,
lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you,
saying, What shall I do for my son? |
| 10:3: |
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the
plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to
Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of
bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: |
| 10:4: |
And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which
thou shalt receive of their hands. |
| 10:5: |
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison
of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither
to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from
the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp,
before them; and they shall prophesy: |
| 10:6: |
And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt
prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. |
| 10:7: |
And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as
occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. |
| 10:8: |
And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come
down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of
peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and
shew thee what thou shalt do. |
| 10:9: |
And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel,
God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that
day. |
| 10:10: |
And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets
met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among
them. |
| 10:11: |
And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that,
behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to
another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also
among the prophets? |
| 10:12: |
And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father?
Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? |
| 10:13: |
And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high
place. |
| 10:14: |
And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went
ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no
where, we came to Samuel. |
| 10:15: |
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said
unto you. |
| 10:16: |
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were
found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told
him not. |
| 10:17: |
And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; |
| 10:18: |
And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of
Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the
hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them
that oppressed you: |
| 10:19: |
And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of
all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him,
Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the
LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. |
| 10:20: |
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the
tribe of Benjamin was taken. |
| 10:21: |
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their
families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was
taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. |
| 10:22: |
Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet
come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among
the stuff. |
| 10:23: |
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the
people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and
upward. |
| 10:24: |
And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath
chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the
people shouted, and said, God save the king. |
| 10:25: |
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it
in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people
away, every man to his house. |
| 10:26: |
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of
men, whose hearts God had touched. |
| 10:27: |
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they
despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. |
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| 11:1: |
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead:
and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and
we will serve thee. |
| 11:2: |
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make
a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay
it for a reproach upon all Israel. |
| 11:3: |
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days'
respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and
then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee. |
| 11:4: |
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in
the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and
wept. |
| 11:5: |
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul
said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the
tidings of the men of Jabesh. |
| 11:6: |
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and
his anger was kindled greatly. |
| 11:7: |
And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them
throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying,
Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be
done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they
came out with one consent. |
| 11:8: |
And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three
hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. |
| 11:9: |
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto
the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye
shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of
Jabesh; and they were glad. |
| 11:10: |
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto
you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. |
| 11:11: |
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three
companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch,
and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass,
that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not
left together. |
| 11:12: |
And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul
reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. |
| 11:13: |
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to
day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel. |
| 11:14: |
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and
renew the kingdom there. |
| 11:15: |
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king
before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace
offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel
rejoiced greatly. |
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|
| 12:1: |
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your
voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. |
| 12:2: |
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and
grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before
you from my childhood unto this day. |
| 12:3: |
Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his
anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have
I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any
bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. |
| 12:4: |
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither
hast thou taken ought of any man's hand. |
| 12:5: |
And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his
anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand.
And they answered, He is witness. |
| 12:6: |
And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses
and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of
Egypt. |
| 12:7: |
Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD
of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your
fathers. |
| 12:8: |
When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD,
then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out
of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. |
| 12:9: |
And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand
of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the
Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought
against them. |
| 12:10: |
And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we
have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now
deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. |
| 12:11: |
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and
delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye
dwelled safe. |
| 12:12: |
And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came
against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when
the LORD your God was your king. |
| 12:13: |
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have
desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. |
| 12:14: |
If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not
rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also
the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your
God: |
| 12:15: |
But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the
commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you,
as it was against your fathers. |
| 12:16: |
Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do
before your eyes. |
| 12:17: |
Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he
shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your
wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in
asking you a king. |
| 12:18: |
So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain
that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. |
| 12:19: |
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the
LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this
evil, to ask us a king. |
| 12:20: |
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this
wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the
LORD with all your heart; |
| 12:21: |
And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which
cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. |
| 12:22: |
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's
sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. |
| 12:23: |
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in
ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right
way: |
| 12:24: |
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for
consider how great things he hath done for you. |
| 12:25: |
But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and
your king. |
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| 13:1: |
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over
Israel, |
| 13:2: |
Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand
were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with
Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every
man to his tent. |
| 13:3: |
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba,
and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all
the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. |
| 13:4: |
And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the
Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the
Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to
Gilgal. |
| 13:5: |
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with
Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people
as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and
pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. |
| 13:6: |
When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the
people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves,
and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. |
| 13:7: |
And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and
Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed
him trembling. |
| 13:8: |
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had
appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered
from him. |
| 13:9: |
And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace
offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. |
| 13:10: |
And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering
the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him,
that he might salute him. |
| 13:11: |
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw
that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within
the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together
at Michmash; |
| 13:12: |
Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to
Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself
therefore, and offered a burnt offering. |
| 13:13: |
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept
the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now
would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. |
| 13:14: |
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a
man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain
over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded
thee. |
| 13:15: |
And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin.
And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six
hundred men. |
| 13:16: |
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with
them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in
Michmash. |
| 13:17: |
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three
companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto
the land of Shual: |
| 13:18: |
And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company
turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim
toward the wilderness. |
| 13:19: |
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for
the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: |
| 13:20: |
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every
man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. |
| 13:21: |
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for
the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. |
| 13:22: |
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword
nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and
Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. |
| 13:23: |
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of
Michmash. |
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|
| 14:1: |
Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said
unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the
Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his
father. |
| 14:2: |
And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate
tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six
hundred men; |
| 14:3: |
And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-chabod's brother, the son of
Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an
ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. |
| 14:4: |
And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto
the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side and
a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and
the name of the other Seneh. |
| 14:5: |
The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash,
and the other southward over against Gibeah. |
| 14:6: |
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and
let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that
the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save
by many or by few. |
| 14:7: |
And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart:
turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. |
| 14:8: |
Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we
will discover ourselves unto them. |
| 14:9: |
If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will
stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. |
| 14:10: |
But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the
LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto
us. |
| 14:11: |
And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the
Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out
of the holes where they had hid themselves. |
| 14:12: |
And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer,
and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said
unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them
into the hand of Israel. |
| 14:13: |
And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his
armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his
armourbearer slew after him. |
| 14:14: |
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made,
was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a
yoke of oxen might plow. |
| 14:15: |
And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the
people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth
quaked: so it was a very great trembling. |
| 14:16: |
And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold,
the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one
another. |
| 14:17: |
Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and
see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and
his armourbearer were not there. |
| 14:18: |
And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of
God was at that time with the children of Israel. |
| 14:19: |
And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the
noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and
Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand. |
| 14:20: |
And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves,
and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was
against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. |
| 14:21: |
Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time,
which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even
they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and
Jonathan. |
| 14:22: |
Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount
Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also
followed hard after them in the battle. |
| 14:23: |
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto
Beth-aven. |
| 14:24: |
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured
the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening,
that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any
food. |
| 14:25: |
And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the
ground. |
| 14:26: |
And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey
dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the
oath. |
| 14:27: |
But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the
oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and
dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes
were enlightened. |
| 14:28: |
Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly
charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth
any food this day. And the people were faint. |
| 14:29: |
Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray
you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of
this honey. |
| 14:30: |
How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the
spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a
much greater slaughter among the Philistines? |
| 14:31: |
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and
the people were very faint. |
| 14:32: |
And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and
calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the
blood. |
| 14:33: |
Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD,
in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll
a great stone unto me this day. |
| 14:34: |
And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto
them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay
them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the
blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night,
and slew them there. |
| 14:35: |
And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar
that he built unto the LORD. |
| 14:36: |
And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and
spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them.
And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the
priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. |
| 14:37: |
And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines?
wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not
that day. |
| 14:38: |
And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and
know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. |
| 14:39: |
For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in
Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all
the people that answered him. |
| 14:40: |
Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan
my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what
seemeth good unto thee. |
| 14:41: |
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot.
And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. |
| 14:42: |
And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan
was taken. |
| 14:43: |
Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan
told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the
rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. |
| 14:44: |
And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely
die, Jonathan. |
| 14:45: |
And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought
this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there
shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought
with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. |
| 14:46: |
Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines
went to their own place. |
| 14:47: |
So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his
enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon,
and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the
Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. |
| 14:48: |
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered
Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. |
| 14:49: |
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and
the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn
Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: |
| 14:50: |
And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz:
and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner,
Saul's uncle. |
| 14:51: |
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the
son of Abiel. |
| 14:52: |
And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul:
and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto
him. |
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| 15:1: |
Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be
king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the
voice of the words of the LORD. |
| 15:2: |
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to
Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from
Egypt. |
| 15:3: |
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and
spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and
sheep, camel and ass. |
| 15:4: |
And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim,
two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. |
| 15:5: |
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. |
| 15:6: |
And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among
the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to
all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the
Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. |
| 15:7: |
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur,
that is over against Egypt. |
| 15:8: |
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly
destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. |
| 15:9: |
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and
of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good,
and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and
refuse, that they destroyed utterly. |
| 15:10: |
Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, |
| 15:11: |
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned
back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it
grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. |
| 15:12: |
And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told
Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place,
and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. |
| 15:13: |
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of
the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. |
| 15:14: |
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine
ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? |
| 15:15: |
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the
people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto
the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. |
| 15:16: |
Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD
hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. |
| 15:17: |
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou
not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee
king over Israel? |
| 15:18: |
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy
the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be
consumed. |
| 15:19: |
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst
fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? |
| 15:20: |
And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD,
and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the
king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. |
| 15:21: |
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the
things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the
LORD thy God in Gilgal. |
| 15:22: |
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings
and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is
better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. |
| 15:23: |
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as
iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD,
he hath also rejected thee from being king. |
| 15:24: |
And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the
commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and
obeyed their voice. |
| 15:25: |
Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me,
that I may worship the LORD. |
| 15:26: |
And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast
rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being
king over Israel. |
| 15:27: |
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of
his mantle, and it rent. |
| 15:28: |
And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel
from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is
better than thou. |
| 15:29: |
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is
not a man, that he should repent. |
| 15:30: |
Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before
the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that
I may worship the LORD thy God. |
| 15:31: |
So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD. |
| 15:32: |
Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the
Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the
bitterness of death is past. |
| 15:33: |
And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy
mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before
the LORD in Gilgal. |
| 15:34: |
Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of
Saul. |
| 15:35: |
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death:
nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had
made Saul king over Israel. |
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| 16:1: |
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul,
seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn
with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have
provided me a king among his sons. |
| 16:2: |
And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he Will kill me. And
the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice
to the LORD. |
| 16:3: |
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt
do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. |
| 16:4: |
And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And
the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou
peaceably? |
| 16:5: |
And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD:
sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified
Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. |
| 16:6: |
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab,
and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him. |
| 16:7: |
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the
height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not
as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD
looketh on the heart. |
| 16:8: |
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he
said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. |
| 16:9: |
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the
LORD chosen this. |
| 16:10: |
Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel
said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. |
| 16:11: |
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said,
There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And
Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till
he come hither. |
| 16:12: |
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a
beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise,
anoint him: for this is he. |
| 16:13: |
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of
his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day
forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. |
| 16:14: |
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit
from the LORD troubled him. |
| 16:15: |
And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit
from God troubleth thee. |
| 16:16: |
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek
out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass,
when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his
hand, and thou shalt be well. |
| 16:17: |
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play
well, and bring him to me. |
| 16:18: |
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a
son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty
valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely
person, and the LORD is with him. |
| 16:19: |
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David
thy son, which is with the sheep. |
| 16:20: |
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a
kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. |
| 16:21: |
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him
greatly; and he became his armourbearer. |
| 16:22: |
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before
me; for he hath found favour in my sight. |
| 16:23: |
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul,
that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed,
and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. |
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| 17:1: |
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and
were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched
between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. |
| 17:2: |
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by
the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the
Philistines. |
| 17:3: |
And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel
stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between
them. |
| 17:4: |
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines,
named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. |
| 17:5: |
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a
coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of
brass. |
| 17:6: |
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass
between his shoulders. |
| 17:7: |
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his
spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a
shield went before him. |
| 17:8: |
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them,
Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine,
and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down
to me. |
| 17:9: |
If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your
servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be
our servants, and serve us. |
| 17:10: |
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give
me a man, that we may fight together. |
| 17:11: |
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they
were dismayed, and greatly afraid. |
| 17:12: |
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose
name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an
old man in the days of Saul. |
| 17:13: |
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the
battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were
Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third
Shammah. |
| 17:14: |
And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. |
| 17:15: |
But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep
at Bethlehem. |
| 17:16: |
And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented
himself forty days. |
| 17:17: |
And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah
of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy
brethren; |
| 17:18: |
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and
look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. |
| 17:19: |
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of
Elah, fighting with the Philistines. |
| 17:20: |
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a
keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to
the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the
battle. |
| 17:21: |
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army
against army. |
| 17:22: |
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the
carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. |
| 17:23: |
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the
Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the
Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard
them. |
| 17:24: |
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and
were sore afraid. |
| 17:25: |
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up?
surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who
killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give
him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. |
| 17:26: |
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be
done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the
reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he
should defy the armies of the living God? |
| 17:27: |
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be
done to the man that killeth him. |
| 17:28: |
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and
Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou
down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the
wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for
thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. |
| 17:29: |
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? |
| 17:30: |
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same
manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. |
| 17:31: |
And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them
before Saul: and he sent for him. |
| 17:32: |
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him;
thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. |
| 17:33: |
And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this
Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of
war from his youth. |
| 17:34: |
And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep,
and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: |
| 17:35: |
And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his
mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote
him, and slew him. |
| 17:36: |
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised
Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of
the living God. |
| 17:37: |
David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the
lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand
of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with
thee. |
| 17:38: |
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass
upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. |
| 17:39: |
And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for
he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these;
for I have not proved them. And David put them off him. |
| 17:40: |
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones
out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even
in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the
Philistine. |
| 17:41: |
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that
bare the shield went before him. |
| 17:42: |
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained
him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. |
| 17:43: |
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to
me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. |
| 17:44: |
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy
flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. |
| 17:45: |
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword,
and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of
the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast
defied. |
| 17:46: |
This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite
thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the
host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the
wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God
in Israel. |
| 17:47: |
And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword
and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into
our hands. |
| 17:48: |
And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew
nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet
the Philistine. |
| 17:49: |
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang
it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into
his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. |
| 17:50: |
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone,
and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the
hand of David. |
| 17:51: |
Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his
sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off
his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead,
they fled. |
| 17:52: |
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued
the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of
Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to
Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. |
| 17:53: |
And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the
Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. |
| 17:54: |
And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to
Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. |
| 17:55: |
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto
Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner
said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. |
| 17:56: |
And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is. |
| 17:57: |
And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner
took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in
his hand. |
| 17:58: |
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David
answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite. |
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| 18:1: |
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul,
that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan
loved him as his own soul. |
| 18:2: |
And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his
father's house. |
| 18:3: |
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his
own soul. |
| 18:4: |
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave
it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to
his girdle. |
| 18:5: |
And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself
wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the
sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's
servants. |
| 18:6: |
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the
slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of
Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy,
and with instruments of musick. |
| 18:7: |
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul
hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. |
| 18:8: |
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said,
They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed
but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? |
| 18:9: |
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. |
| 18:10: |
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came
upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played
with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's
hand. |
| 18:11: |
And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to
the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. |
| 18:12: |
And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was
departed from Saul. |
| 18:13: |
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a
thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. |
| 18:14: |
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was
with him. |
| 18:15: |
Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was
afraid of him. |
| 18:16: |
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in
before them. |
| 18:17: |
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I
give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's
battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand
of the Philistines be upon him. |
| 18:18: |
And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my
father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the
king? |
| 18:19: |
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should
have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite
to wife. |
| 18:20: |
And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and
the thing pleased him. |
| 18:21: |
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him,
and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul
said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the
twain. |
| 18:22: |
And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly,
and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love
thee: now therefore be the king's son in law. |
| 18:23: |
And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And
David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in
law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? |
| 18:24: |
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake
David. |
| 18:25: |
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any
dowry, but an hundred s of the Philistines, to be avenged of the
king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of
the Philistines. |
| 18:26: |
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well
to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired. |
| 18:27: |
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the
Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their s, and they
gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son
in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. |
| 18:28: |
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal
Saul's daughter loved him. |
| 18:29: |
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became
David's enemy continually. |
| 18:30: |
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass,
after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all
the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. |
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| 19:1: |
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that
they should kill David. |
| 19:2: |
But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan
told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I
pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret
place, and hide thyself: |
| 19:3: |
And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou
art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I
will tell thee. |
| 19:4: |
And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto
him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he
hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to theeward
very good: |
| 19:5: |
For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the
LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst
rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay
David without a cause? |
| 19:6: |
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the
LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. |
| 19:7: |
And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things.
And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in
times past. |
| 19:8: |
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the
Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from
him. |
| 19:9: |
And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his
house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. |
| 19:10: |
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but
he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into
the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. |
| 19:11: |
Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and
to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying,
If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. |
| 19:12: |
So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and
escaped. |
| 19:13: |
And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of
goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. |
| 19:14: |
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is
sick. |
| 19:15: |
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up
to me in the bed, that I may slay him. |
| 19:16: |
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in
the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. |
| 19:17: |
And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent
away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said
unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? |
| 19:18: |
So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him
all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in
Naioth. |
| 19:19: |
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in
Ramah. |
| 19:20: |
And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company
of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them,
the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also
prophesied. |
| 19:21: |
And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they
prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and
they prophesied also. |
| 19:22: |
Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in
Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said,
Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. |
| 19:23: |
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was
upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in
Ramah. |
| 19:24: |
And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in
like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night.
Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? |
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| 20:1: |
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before
Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin
before thy father, that he seeketh my life? |
| 20:2: |
And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: |