1 Samuel 18

1And 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.

וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתֹו לְדַבֵּר אֶל־שָׁאוּל וְנֶפֶשׁ יְהֹונָתָן נִקְשְׁרָה בְּנֶפֶשׁ דָּוִד [וַיֶּאֱהָבֹו כ] (וַיֶּאֱהָבֵהוּ ק) יְהֹונָתָן כְּנַפְשֹׁו׃ (4331)

2And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.

וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ שָׁאוּל בַּיֹּום הַהוּא וְלֹא נְתָנֹו לָשׁוּב בֵּית אָבִיו׃ (1859)

3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

וַיִּכְרֹת יְהֹונָתָן וְדָוִד בְּרִית בְּאַהֲבָתֹו אֹתֹו כְּנַפְשֹׁו׃ (3068)

4And 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.

וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁט יְהֹונָתָן אֶת־הַמְּעִיל אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ לְדָוִד וּמַדָּיו וְעַד־חַרְבֹּו וְעַד־קַשְׁתֹּו וְעַד־חֲגֹרֹו׃ (4565)

5And 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.

וַיֵּצֵא דָוִד בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁלָחֶנּוּ שָׁאוּל יַשְׂכִּיל וַיְשִׂמֵהוּ שָׁאוּל עַל אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָם וְגַם בְּעֵינֵי עַבְדֵי שָׁאוּל׃ (4036)

6And 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.

וַיְהִי בְּבֹואָם בְּשׁוּב דָּוִד מֵהַכֹּות אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי וַתֵּצֶאנָה הַנָּשִׁים מִכָּל־עָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל [לָשֹׁור כ] (לָשִׁיר ק) וְהַמְּחֹלֹות לִקְרַאת שָׁאוּל הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּתֻפִּים בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְשָׁלִשִׁים׃ (8400)

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

וַתַּעֲנֶינָה הַנָּשִׁים הַמְשַׂחֲקֹות וַתֹּאמַרְןָ הִכָּה שָׁאוּל [בַּאֱלְפֹו כ] (בַּאֲלָפָיו ק) וְדָוִד בְּרִבְבֹתָיו׃ (3929)

8And 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?

וַיִּחַר לְשָׁאוּל מְאֹד וַיֵּרַע בְּעֵינָיו הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר נָתְנוּ לְדָוִד רְבָבֹות וְלִי נָתְנוּ הָאֲלָפִים וְעֹוד לֹו אַךְ הַמְּלוּכָה׃ (3682)

9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

וַיְהִי שָׁאוּל [עָוֹן כ] (עֹויֵן ק) אֶת־דָּוִד מֵהַיֹּום הַהוּא וָהָלְאָה׃ (1330)

10And 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.

וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַתִּצְלַח רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים ׀ רָעָה ׀ אֶל־שָׁאוּל וַיִּתְנַבֵּא בְתֹוךְ־הַבַּיִת וְדָוִד מְנַגֵּן בְּיָדֹו כְּיֹום ׀ בְּיֹום וְהַחֲנִית בְּיַד־שָׁאוּל׃ (4661)

11And 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.

וַיָּטֶל שָׁאוּל אֶת־הַחֲנִית וַיֹּאמֶר אַכֶּה בְדָוִד וּבַקִּיר וַיִּסֹּב דָּוִד מִפָּנָיו פַּעֲמָיִם׃ (2401)

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

וַיִּרָא שָׁאוּל מִלִּפְנֵי דָוִד כִּי־הָיָה יְהוָה עִמֹּו וּמֵעִם שָׁאוּל סָר׃ (1723)

13Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

וַיְסִרֵהוּ שָׁאוּל מֵעִמֹּו וַיְשִׂמֵהוּ לֹו שַׂר־אָלֶף וַיֵּצֵא וַיָּבֹא לִפְנֵי הָעָם׃ (2205)

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

וַיְהִי דָוִד לְכָל־דָּרְכָו מַשְׂכִּיל וַיהוָה עִמֹּו׃ (903)

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

וַיַּרְא שָׁאוּל אֲשֶׁר־הוּא מַשְׂכִּיל מְאֹד וַיָּגָר מִפָּנָיו׃ (1917)

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

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה אֹהֵב אֶת־דָּוִד כִּי־הוּא יֹוצֵא וָבָא לִפְנֵיהֶם׃ (1429)

17And 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.

וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דָּוִד הִנֵּה בִתִּי הַגְּדֹולָה מֵרַב אֹתָהּ אֶתֶּן־לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה אַךְ הֱיֵה־לִּי לְבֶן־חַיִל וְהִלָּחֵם מִלְחֲמֹות יְהוָה וְשָׁאוּל אָמַר אַל־תְּהִי יָדִי בֹּו וּתְהִי־בֹו יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃ (5864)

18And 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?

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־שָׁאוּל מִי אָנֹכִי וּמִי חַיַּי מִשְׁפַּחַת אָבִי בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־אֶהְיֶה חָתָן לַמֶּלֶךְ׃ (2867)

19But 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.

וַיְהִי בְּעֵת תֵּת אֶת־מֵרַב בַּת־שָׁאוּל לְדָוִד וְהִיא נִתְּנָה לְעַדְרִיאֵל הַמְּחֹלָתִי לְאִשָּׁה׃ (4430)

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

וַתֶּאֱהַב מִיכַל בַּת־שָׁאוּל אֶת־דָּוִד וַיַּגִּדוּ לְשָׁאוּל וַיִּשַׁר הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינָיו׃ (2939)

21And 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.

וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶתְּנֶנָּה לֹּו וּתְהִי־לֹו לְמֹוקֵשׁ וּתְהִי־בֹו יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דָּוִד בִּשְׁתַּיִם תִּתְחַתֵּן בִּי הַיֹּום׃ (6094)

22And 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.

וַיְצַו שָׁאוּל אֶת־עֲבָדָו דַּבְּרוּ אֶל־דָּוִד בַּלָּט לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה חָפֵץ בְּךָ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו אֲהֵבוּךָ וְעַתָּה הִתְחַתֵּן בַּמֶּלֶךְ׃ (3474)

23And 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?

וַיְדַבְּרוּ עַבְדֵי שָׁאוּל בְּאָזְנֵי דָוִד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד הַנְקַלָּה בְעֵינֵיכֶם הִתְחַתֵּן בַּמֶּלֶךְ וְאָנֹכִי אִישׁ־רָשׁ וְנִקְלֶה׃ (4145)

24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

וַיַּגִּדוּ עַבְדֵי שָׁאוּל לֹו לֵאמֹר כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה דִּבֶּר דָּוִד׃ (1296)

25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל כֹּה־תֹאמְרוּ לְדָוִד אֵין־חֵפֶץ לַמֶּלֶךְ בְּמֹהַר כִּי בְּמֵאָה עָרְלֹות פְּלִשְׁתִּים לְהִנָּקֵם בְּאֹיְבֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְשָׁאוּל חָשַׁב לְהַפִּיל אֶת־דָּוִד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃ (6004)

26And 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.

וַיַּגִּדוּ עֲבָדָיו לְדָוִד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיִּשַׁר הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי דָוִד לְהִתְחַתֵּן בַּמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא מָלְאוּ הַיָּמִים׃ (2955)