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But Jonathan<MH3083>, Saul’s<MH7586> son<MH1121>, greatly<MH3966> delighted<MH2654a> in David<MH1732>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>So Jonathan<MH3083> informed<MH5046> David<MH1732>, saying<MH559>, “My father<MH1> Saul<MH7586> is seeking<MH1245> to put<MH4191> you to<MH4191> death<MH4191>. Now<MH6258> then, please<MH4994> be on your guard<MH8104> in the morning<MH1242>, and stay<MH3427> in a hiding<MH5643a> place<MH5643a> and conceal<MH2244> yourself. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And as for me, I will go<MH3318> out<MH3318> and stand<MH5975> beside<MH3027> my father<MH1> in the field<MH7704> where<MH834, 8033> you are <i>hiding,</i> and I will speak<MH1696> with my father<MH1> about you; and whatever<MH4100> I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>find<MH7200> out, I will tell<MH5046> you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then Jonathan<MH3083> spoke<MH1696> well<MH2896a> of David<MH1732> to his father<MH1> Saul<MH7586> and said<MH559> to him, “May the king<MH4428> not sin<MH2398> against his servant<MH5650> David<MH1732>, since<MH3588> he has not sinned<MH2398> against you, and since<MH3588> his deeds<MH4639> <i>have been</i> very<MH3966> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>beneficial<MH2896a> to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For he took<MH7760> his life<MH5315> in his hand<MH3709> and struck<MH5221> the Philistine<MH6430>, and the LORD<MH3068> brought<MH6213a> about<MH6213a> a great<MH1419> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>victory<MH8668> for all<MH3605> Israel<MH3478>; you saw<MH7200> <i>it</i> and rejoiced<MH8055>. Why<MH4100> then would you sin<MH2398> against innocent<MH5355a> blood<MH1818> by putting<MH4191> David<MH1732> to<MH4191> death<MH4191> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>for<MH2600> no<MH2600> reason<MH2600>?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Saul<MH7586> listened<MH8085> to the voice<MH6963> of Jonathan<MH3083>, and Saul<MH7586> vowed<MH7650>, “As the LORD<MH3068> lives<MH2416a>, <i>David</i> shall not be put<MH4191> to<MH4191> death<MH4191>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then Jonathan<MH3083> called<MH7121> David<MH1732>, and Jonathan<MH3083> told<MH5046> him all<MH3605> these<MH428> words<MH1697>. And Jonathan<MH3083> brought<MH935> David<MH1732> to Saul<MH7586>, and he was in his presence<MH6440> as before<MH8032a, 865a>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>When there was war<MH4421> again<MH3254>, David<MH1732> went<MH3318> out<MH3318> and fought<MH3898a> the Philistines<MH6430> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>defeated<MH5221> them with great<MH1419> slaughter<MH4347>, so that they fled<MH5127> from him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Now there was an evil<MH7451a> spirit<MH7307> from the LORD<MH3068> on Saul<MH7586> as he was sitting<MH3427> in his house<MH1004> with his spear<MH2595> in his hand<MH3027>, and David<MH1732> was playing<MH5059> <i>the harp</i> with <i>his</i> hand<MH3027>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And Saul<MH7586> tried<MH1245> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>pin<MH5221> David<MH1732> to the wall<MH7023> with the spear<MH2595>, but he escaped<MH6362> from Saul’s<MH7586> presence<MH6440>, so that he stuck<MH5221> the spear<MH2595> into the wall<MH7023>. And David<MH1732> fled<MH5127> and escaped<MH4422> that night<MH3915>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then Saul<MH7586> sent<MH7971> messengers<MH4397> to David’s<MH1732> house<MH1004> to watch<MH8104> him, in order to put<MH4191> him to<MH4191> death<MH4191> in the morning<MH1242>. But Michal<MH4324>, David’s<MH1732> wife<MH802>, informed<MH5046> him, saying<MH559>, “If<MH518> you do not save<MH4422> your life<MH5315> tonight<MH3915>, tomorrow<MH4279> you will be put<MH4191> to<MH4191> death<MH4191>!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>So Michal<MH4324> let<MH3381> David<MH1732> down<MH3381> through<MH1157> a window<MH2474>, and he went<MH1980> and fled<MH1272>, and escaped<MH4422>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And Michal<MH4324> took<MH3947> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>household<MH8655> idol<MH8655> and laid<MH7760> <i>it</i> on the bed<MH4296>, and put<MH7760> a quilt<MH3523> of goats’<MH5795> hair<MH5795> at<MH4763> its head<MH4763>, and covered<MH3680> <i>it</i> with clothing<MH899b>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>When Saul<MH7586> sent<MH7971> messengers<MH4397> to take<MH3947> David<MH1732>, she said<MH559>, “He is<MH2470a> sick<MH2470a>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then Saul<MH7586> sent<MH7971> messengers<MH4397> to see<MH7200> David<MH1732>, saying<MH559>, “Bring<MH5927> him up<MH5927> to me on <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>his bed<MH4296>, so that I may put<MH4191> him to<MH4191> death<MH4191>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>When the messengers<MH4397> entered<MH935>, behold<MH2009>, the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>household<MH8655> idol<MH8655> <i>was</i> on the bed<MH4296> with the quilt<MH3523> of goats’<MH5795> hair<MH5795> at<MH4763> its head<MH4763>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>So Saul<MH7586> said<MH559> to Michal<MH4324>, “Why<MH4100> have you betrayed<MH7411b> me like<MH3602> this<MH3602> and let<MH7971> my enemy<MH340> go<MH7971>, so that he has escaped<MH4422>?” And Michal<MH4324> said<MH559> to Saul<MH7586>, “He said<MH559> to me, ‘Let<MH7971> me go<MH7971>! Why<MH4100> should I put<MH4191> you to<MH4191> death<MH4191>?’” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So David<MH1732> fled<MH1272> and escaped<MH4422>, and came<MH935> to Samuel<MH8050> at Ramah<MH7414>; and he informed<MH5046> him of everything<MH3605> that Saul<MH7586> had done<MH6213a> to him. And he and Samuel<MH8050> went<MH1980> and stayed<MH3427> in Naioth<MH5121>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But it was reported<MH5046> to Saul<MH7586>, saying<MH559>, “Behold<MH2009>, David<MH1732> is at Naioth<MH5121> in Ramah<MH7414>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Then Saul<MH7586> sent<MH7971> messengers<MH4397> to take<MH3947> David<MH1732>, but when they saw<MH7200> the company<MH3862> of prophets<MH5030> prophesying<MH5012>, with Samuel<MH8050> standing<MH5975> <i>and</i> presiding<MH5324> over<MH5921> them, the Spirit<MH7307> of God<MH430> came<MH1961> upon the messengers<MH4397> of Saul<MH7586>; and they also<MH1571> prophesied<MH5012>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>When Saul<MH7586> was informed<MH5046> <i>of this,</i> he sent<MH7971> other<MH312> messengers<MH4397>, but they also<MH1571> prophesied<MH5012>. So Saul<MH7586> sent<MH7971> messengers<MH4397> again<MH3254> the third<MH7992> time<MH7992>, yet they prophesied<MH5012>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then he went<MH1980> to Ramah<MH7414> himself<MH1931> and came<MH935> as far<MH5704> as the large<MH1419> well<MH953a> that is in Secu<MH7906>; and he <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>asked<MH7592>, “Where<MH375> are Samuel<MH8050> and David<MH1732>?” And <i>someone</i> said<MH559>, “Behold<MH2009>, they are at Naioth<MH5121> in Ramah<MH7414>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>So he <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>proceeded<MH1980> there<MH8033> to Naioth<MH5121> in Ramah<MH7414>; but the Spirit<MH7307> of God<MH430> came<MH1961> upon him also<MH1571>, so that he went<MH1980> along prophesying<MH5012> continually<MH1980> until<MH5704> he came<MH935> to Naioth<MH5121> in Ramah<MH7414>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>He also<MH1571> stripped<MH6584> off<MH6584> his clothes<MH899b>, and he too<MH1571> prophesied<MH5012> before<MH6440> Samuel<MH8050> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>lay<MH5307> down<MH5307> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>naked<MH6174> all<MH3605> that day<MH3117> and all<MH3605> night<MH3915>. Therefore<MH5921, 3651> they say<MH559>, “Is Saul<MH7586> also<MH1571> among the prophets<MH5030>?”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>see</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>good</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>deliverance</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>undeservedly</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>strike David and the wall</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Heb <i>teraphim</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>the</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Heb <i>teraphim</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>asked and said</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Lit <i>went</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>fell</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> I.e., without outward garments<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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