1 Kingdoms 18

1From all the cities of Israel, women came out dancing with tambourines, with joy, and with cymbals to greet David.

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2And the women began a song and sang, 'Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.'

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3These words seemed evil in the eyes of Saul, and he said to David, 'They ascribed to you ten thousands, and to me they ascribed only thousands.'

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4So from that day forward, Saul eyed David with suspicion,

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5as Saul was apprehensive of the mere presence of David,

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6and he removed David from himself. He made David his captain of a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.

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7David was prudent in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.

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8And Saul saw David to be exceedingly wise, and felt challenged by his presence.

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9But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before the people.

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10Now Michal, daughter of Saul, loved David. And it was told to Saul, and it was pleasing in his eyes.

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11So Saul said, 'I will give her to him, and she will be a stumbling-block to him.' At this same time, the hand of the Philistines was against Saul.

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12So Saul gave instruction to his servants, saying, 'Speak to David secretly and say, 'Look, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you. Become the son-in-law of the king.' '

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13So Saul's servants spoke these words in the ear of David. And David said, 'Is it trivial in your eyes if one becomes the son-in-law of the king when he is lowly and without honor?'

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14And the servants of Saul told him what David had said.

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15Then Saul said, 'Thus you shall say to David, 'The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, as vengeance on the enemies of the king.' ' However, Saul schemed to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.

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16And the servants of Saul told David these words, and it was pleasing in the eyes of David to become the son-in-law of the king.

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17And David arose, and he and his men went and killed in battle a hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins to the king. He became the son-in-law of the king, and Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

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18Thus Saul could see the Lord was with David, and all Israel loved him.

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19Saul was now even more apprehensive about David.

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