1 Samuel

Tells about Samuel, the last judge, and the beginning of Israel's monarchy with King Saul and young David.

Chapter 18

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And when he had made an ende of speaking vnto Saul, the soule of Ionathan was knit with the soule of Dauid, & Ionathan loued him, as his owne soule.

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

Geneva: And Saul tooke him that day, and woulde not let him returne to his fathers house.

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

Geneva: Then Ionathan and Dauid made a couenant: for he loued him as his owne soule.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And Ionathan put off the robe that was vpon him, & gaue it Dauid, & his garments, euen to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And Dauid went out whithersoeuer Saul sent him, & behaued himselfe wisely: so that Saul set him ouer the men of warre, & he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sauls seruants.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: When they came againe, & Dauid returned from the slaughter of the Philistim, the women came out of all cities of Israel singing and dauncing to meete king Saul, with timbrels, with instruments of ioy, and with rebeckes.

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

Geneva: And the women sang by course in their play, and sayd, Saul hath slayne his thousand, & Dauid his ten thousand.

KJV: 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?

Geneva: Therefore Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, & he sayde, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid ten thousand, & to me they haue ascribed but a thousand, & what can he haue more saue the kingdome?

KJV: And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

Geneva: Wherefore Saul had an eye on Dauid from that day forward.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And on the morowe, the euill spirite of God came vpon Saul, and he prophecied in the middes of the house: and Dauid played with his hand like as at other times, and there was a speare in Sauls hand.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And Saul tooke the speare, and sayd, I will smite Dauid through to the wall. But Dauid auoyded twise out of his presence.

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

Geneva: And Saul was afrayd of Dauid, because the Lord was with him, & was departed from Saul.

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

Geneva: Therefore Saul put him from him, & made him a captaine ouer a thousand, and he went out and in before the people.

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

Geneva: And Dauid behaued himselfe wisely in all his wayes: for the Lord was with him.

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

Geneva: Wherefore when Saul saw that he was very wise, he was afrayde of him.

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

Geneva: For all Israel and Iudah loued Dauid, because he went out and in before them.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Then Saul sayd to Dauid, Beholde mine eldest daughter Merab, her I will giue thee to wife: onely be a valiant sonne vnto me, & fight the Lordes battels: for Saul thought, Mine hand shal not be vpon him, but the hand of the Philistims shalbe vpon him.

KJV: 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?

Geneva: And Dauid answered Saul, What am I? and what is my life, or the family of my father in Israel, that I should be sonne in law to the King?

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Howbeit when Merab Sauls daughter should haue bene giuen to Dauid, she was giuen vnto Adriel a Meholathite to wife.

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

Geneva: Then Michal Sauls daughter loued Dauid: & they shewed Saul, & the thing pleased him.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Therefore Saul said, I wil giue him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistims may bee against him. Wherefore Saul sayde to Dauid, Thou shalt this day be my sonne in law in the one of the twayne.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And Saul commanded his seruants, Speake with Dauid secretly, & say, Behold, ye King hath a fauour to thee, and all his seruants loue thee: be now therefore the Kings sonne in law.

KJV: 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?

Geneva: And Sauls seruantes spake these wordes in the eares of Dauid; Dauid sayd, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a Kings sonne in lawe, seeing that I am a poore man & of smal reputation?

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

Geneva: And then Sauls seruats brought him word againe, saying, Such wordes spake Dauid.

KJV: And 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.

Geneva: And Saul sayd, This wise shal ye say to Dauid, The King desireth no dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistims, to bee auenged of the Kings enemies: for Saul thought to make Dauid fall into the handes of the Philistims.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And when his seruantes tolde Dauid these wordes, it pleased Dauid well, to be the Kings sonne in law: and the dayes were not expired.

KJV: Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, 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.

Geneva: Afterwarde Dauid arose with his men, and went and slewe of the Philistims two hundreth men: and Dauid brought their foreskinnes, and they gaue them wholly to the King that hee might be the Kings sonne in lawe: therefore Saul gaue him Michal his daughter to wife.

KJV: And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.

Geneva: Then Saul sawe, and vnderstoode that the Lord was with Dauid, & that Michal the daughter of Saul loued him.

KJV: And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.

Geneva: Then Saul was more & more afrayde of Dauid, and Saul became alway Dauids enemie.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And when the Princes of the Philistims went forth, at their going forth Dauid behaued himselfe more wisely then all the seruants of Saul, so that his name was much set by.

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