19:1 And Saul 7586 spake 1696 8762 to Jonathan 3129 his son 1121, and to all his servants 5650, that they should kill 4191 8687 David 1732.

19:2 But Jonathan 3083 Saul's 7586 son 1121 delighted 2654 8804 much 3966 in David 1732: and Jonathan 3083 told 5046 8686 David 1732, saying 559 8800, Saul 7586 my father 1 seeketh 1245 8764 to kill 4191 8687 thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed 8104 8734 to thyself until the morning 1242, and abide 3427 8804 in a secret 5643 [place], and hide 2244 8738 thyself:

19:3 And I will go out 3318 8799 and stand 5975 8804 beside 3027 my father 1 in the field 7704 where thou [art], and I will commune 1696 8762 with my father 1 of thee; and what 4100 I see 7200 8804, that I will tell 5046 8689 thee.

19:4 And Jonathan 3083 spake 1696 8762 good 2896 of David 1732 unto Saul 7586 his father 1, and said 559 8799 unto him, Let not the king 4428 sin 2398 8799 against his servant 5650, against David 1732; because he hath not sinned 2398 8804 against thee, and because his works 4639 [have been] to thee-ward very 3966 good 2896:

19:5 For he did put 7760 8799 his life 5315 in his hand 3709, and slew 5221 8686 the Philistine 6430, and the LORD 3068 wrought 6213 8799 a great 1419 salvation 8668 for all Israel 3478: thou sawest 7200 8804 [it], and didst rejoice 8055 8799: wherefore then wilt thou sin 2398 8799 against innocent 5355 blood 1818, to slay 4191 8687 David 1732 without a cause 2600?

19:6 And Saul 7586 hearkened 8085 8799 unto the voice 6963 of Jonathan 3083: and Saul 7586 sware 7650 8735, [As] the LORD 3068 liveth 2416, he shall not 518 be slain 4191 8714.

19:7 And Jonathan 3083 called 7121 8799 David 1732, and Jonathan 3083 shewed 5046 8686 him all those things 1697. And Jonathan 3083 brought 935 8686 David 1732 to Saul 7586, and he was in his presence 6440, as in times past 865 8032.(in times…: Heb. yesterday, third day)

19:8 And there was war 4421 again 3254 8686: and David 1732 went out 3318 8799, and fought 3898 8735 with the Philistines 6430, and slew 5221 8686 them with a great 1419 slaughter 4347; and they fled 5127 8799 from 6440 him.(him: Heb. his face)

19:9 And the evil 7451 spirit 7307 from the LORD 3068 was upon Saul 7586, as he sat 3427 8802 in his house 1004 with his javelin 2595 in his hand 3027: and David 1732 played 5059 8764 with [his] hand 3027.

19:10 And Saul 7586 sought 1245 8762 to smite 5221 8687 David 1732 even to the wall 7023 with the javelin 2595; but he slipped away 6362 8799 out of Saul's 7586 presence 6440, and he smote 5221 8686 the javelin 2595 into the wall 7023: and David 1732 fled 5127 8804, and escaped 4422 8735 that night 3915.

19:11 Saul 7586 also sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 unto David's 1732 house 1004, to watch 8104 8800 him, and to slay 4191 8687 him in the morning 1242: and Michal 4324 David's 1732 wife 802 told 5046 8686 him, saying 559 8800, If thou save 4422 8764 not thy life 5315 to night 3915, to morrow 4279 thou shalt be slain 4191 8716.

19:12 So Michal 4324 let 3381 0 David 1732 down 3381 8686 through a window 2474: and he went 3212 8799, and fled 1272 8799, and escaped 4422 8735.

19:13 And Michal 4324 took 3947 8799 an image 8655, and laid 7760 8799 [it] in the bed 4296, and put 7760 8804 a pillow 3523 of goats' 5795 [hair] for his bolster 4763, and covered 3680 8762 [it] with a cloth 899.(image: Heb. teraphim)

19:14 And when Saul 7586 sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 to take 3947 8800 David 1732, she said 559 8799, He [is] sick 2470 8802.

19:15 And Saul 7586 sent 7971 8799 the messengers 4397 [again] to see 7200 8800 David 1732, saying 559 8800, Bring him up 5927 8685 to me in the bed 4296, that I may slay 4191 8687 him.

19:16 And when the messengers 4397 were come in 935 8799, behold, [there was] an image 8655 in the bed 4296, with a pillow 3523 of goats' 5795 [hair] for his bolster 4763.

19:17 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799 unto Michal 4324, Why hast thou deceived me so 7411 8765, and sent away 7971 8762 mine enemy 341 8802, that he is escaped 4422 8735? And Michal 4324 answered 559 8799 Saul 7586, He said 559 8804 unto me, Let me go 7971 8761; why should I kill 4191 8686 thee?

19:18 So David 1732 fled 1272 8804, and escaped 4422 8735, and came 935 8799 to Samuel 8050 to Ramah 7414, and told 5046 8686 him all that Saul 7586 had done 6213 8804 to him. And he and Samuel 8050 went 3212 8799 and dwelt 3427 8799 in Naioth 5121.

19:19 And it was told 5046 8714 Saul 7586, saying 559 8800, Behold, David 1732 [is] at Naioth 5121 in Ramah 7414.

19:20 And Saul 7586 sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 to take 3947 8800 David 1732: and when they saw 7200 8799 the company 3862 of the prophets 5030 prophesying 5012 8737, and Samuel 8050 standing 5975 8802 [as] appointed 5324 8737 over them, the Spirit 7307 of God 430 was upon the messengers 4397 of Saul 7586, and they also prophesied 5012 8691.

19:21 And when it was told 5046 8686 Saul 7586, he sent 7971 8799 other 312 messengers 4397, and they prophesied 5012 8691 likewise. And Saul 7586 sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 again 3254 8686 the third 7992 time, and they prophesied 5012 8691 also.

19:22 Then went 3212 8799 he also to Ramah 7414, and came 935 8799 to a great 1419 well 953 that [is] in Sechu 7906: and he asked 7592 8799 and said 559 8799, Where 375 [are] Samuel 8050 and David 1732? And [one] said 559 8799, Behold, [they be] at Naioth 5121 in Ramah 7414.

19:23 And he went 3212 8799 thither to Naioth 5121 in Ramah 7414: and the Spirit 7307 of God 430 was upon him also, and he went 3212 8799 on 1980 8800, and prophesied 5012 8691, until he came 935 8800 to Naioth 5121 in Ramah 7414.

19:24 And he stripped off 6584 8799 his clothes 899 also 1571, and prophesied 5012 8691 before 6440 Samuel 8050 in like manner, and lay down 5307 8799 naked 6174 all that day 3117 and all that night 3915. Wherefore they say 559 8799, [Is] Saul 7586 also among the prophets 5030?(lay: Heb. fell)

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