Old Testament

Book	Chapter	Verse
I Samuel	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.
I Samuel	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.
I Samuel	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 music.
I Samuel	18	(7) And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
I Samuel	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?
I Samuel	18	(9) And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
I Samuel	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.
I Samuel	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.
I Samuel	18	(12) And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
I Samuel	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.
I Samuel	18	(14) And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
I Samuel	18	(15) Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
I Samuel	18	(16) But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
I Samuel	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.
I Samuel	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?
I Samuel	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.
I Samuel	18	(20) And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
I Samuel	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-inlaw in the one of the twain.
I Samuel	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.
I Samuel	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?

I Samuel

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.

I Samuel

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.

I Samuel

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 music.

I Samuel

18

(7) And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

I Samuel

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?

I Samuel

18

(9) And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

I Samuel

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.

I Samuel

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.

I Samuel

18

(12) And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

I Samuel

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.

I Samuel

18

(14) And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

I Samuel

18

(15) Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

I Samuel

18

(16) But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

I Samuel

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.

I Samuel

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?

I Samuel

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.

I Samuel

18

(20) And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

I Samuel

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-inlaw in the one of the twain.

I Samuel

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.

I Samuel

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?