him that night, and slew them there. 35 And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD. 36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. I 37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But dhe answered him not that day. B. C. 1087. a Hos.8.14. that altar he began to build unto the LORD. Abiner. c c.8.11. d c.28.6. e c.9.16. Jos.7.14,&c. c.10.19. Ju.20.2. g2Sa. 12.5. 38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither all the 3 chief of the people; and know and 3 corners. see wherein this sin hath been this day: 39 For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. 40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be yei Le.27.28. on one side, and I and Jonathan my son; Nu.24.20. will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. 41 Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. 5 Ex.17.8.14, De.25.17-19. Jos.6.17,21. 4 or, Shew the Pr.16.33. innocent. Ac.1.24. I Ju.1.16. 4.11. 5 went forth. 42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was 6 or, fought. taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell "mem Re.18.4. what thou hast done. And Jonathan told o ver.27. him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. n Jon.1.7-10. 10.2932. 2 Ti.1.16. 44 And Saul answered, God 4 do so, Ru.1.17. and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. r ver.39. 8 Ge.2.11. 25.18. t Ge. 16.7. u 1 Ki.20.30, &c. v c.30.1. 2 Sa.14.11. 1 Ki.1.52. ver.3.15. 2 Ch.19.11. Is.13.3. 2 Co.6.1. Ph.2.12,13. Is.29.20,21. 7 or, second sort. Ge.6.6,7. ver.35. 2 Sa.24.16. Je.18.8.10. 47 So Saul took the kingdom over Is-a rael, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever e c.13.13. he turned himself, he vexed them. 8 b c.11.11. c 1 Ki.9.6. He.10.38. d 2 Sa.10.6. ver.3.9. mightily. f c.15.3,7. g c.31.2. 1 Ch.8.33. h1 Ki.18.42. 48 And he gathered an host, and smote 8 or, wrought the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these; 242 The Amalekites destroyed. the name of the first-born Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 50 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, 2 the son of Ner, Saul's uncle: 51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. CHAP. XV. AMUEL also said unto Saul, • The be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. 2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go, and smite Amalek, and 'utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and 6 laid wait in the valley. 16 And Saul said unto the Kenites, " Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur,' that is over against Egypt. Saul's dethronement foretold. 1 SAMUEL, XVI. 13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul B. C. 1087. said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. a Nu.23.19. Eze.21.14. 2 Ti.2.13. Tit.1.2. c Pr.28.13. 30.13. d Jno.5.44. 12.43. 14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then Ju.17.2 this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? 15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people ever.9,21.. spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. e 16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, f Ju.1.7. Say on. 17 And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not gc.9.21. made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? 18 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sin-1 consume. ners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. 19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD. 20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. 22 And Samuel said, Hath" the LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is P better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of 3 witchcraft," and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. W 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. h ver.11. Je.7.16. 11.14. ver.15,23. k2 Ki.9.1. ! Ps.78.70. 89.19,20. I8.55.4. m ver. 15. hand. in thine Ps.50.8,9. 51.16,17. Is.1.11-17. Pr.21.3. Je.7.22,23. He.10.4-10. o c.9.12. 20.29. PEC.5.1. Hos.6.6. divination. De.18.10. r Re.22.15. $ 2 Co.6.16. Ga.5.20. Re.21.8. meeting. c.13.14. Ex.19.10. u 1 Ki.2.13. v Nu.11.18. Jos.3.5. Job 1.5. 1 Co.11.28. 20 Ex.23.2. Pr.29.25. Is.51.12. Ga.1.10. c.17.13. called Eliku. y 2 Jno.11. z Ps. 147.10. a Is.55.8,9. 31. 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejectedIK.11.39, the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. Ki.8.39. 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. c 2 Co. 10.7. 1 Ch.28.9. Ps.7.9. Je.17.10. Re.2.23. 6 Shimeah, 2 Sa. 13.3. Shimma, 1 Ch.2.13. 28 And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour 7 or, eternity, of thine, that is better than thou. 29 And also the 7 Strength of Israel will| or, victory. 243 Samuel kills Agag. not lie a nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. d 30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour Ine now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God. 31 So Samuel turned again after Saul: and Saul worshipped the LORD. 32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites: and Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. 33 And Samuel said, As thy f sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house, to Gibeah of Saul. 35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. CHAP. XVI. long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go; I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer 2 with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. 3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, * and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him. 7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. C 5 9 Then Jesse made 6 Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. David anointed by Samuel. battle. Goliath's challenge to Israel. ley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 1 SAMUEL, XVII. 10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to B. C. 1063. pass before Samuel. And Samuel said un-1 ranged the to Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he "keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said 42 Sa.7.8. unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit 2 down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, 2 round. b c. 17.42. 4 clothed. 3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. 4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 And he had an helmet of brass upon eyes his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. c Ju.11.29. 14.6. c.10.6,9,10. d 2 Sa.21.19. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his shoulders. and anointed him in the midst of his or, gorget. legs, and a 5 target of brass between his brethren: and the Spirit e of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed e Ju.16.20. from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD 6 troubled him. e 15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Ps.51.11. f c.18.10. 19.9. 7 And the staff'd of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. 8 And he stood and cried unto the ar6 or, terrified. mies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? Am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 16 Let our lord now command thy ser- c.8.17. vants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 17 And Saul said unto his servants, i ver.26. Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. h 18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in; playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent" in 7 matters, and a comely " person, and the LORD with him. 19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep. 20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. ver.23. 2 Sa.21.21. c.17.32-36. 12 Sa. 17.8,10. 7 or, specch. o c.18.12-14. c.16.10,11. 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; Pr.22.29. and he became his armour-bearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for r c.16.11,19. he hath found favour in my sight. 23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. 9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day: give me a man, that we may fight together. 11 When Saul and all Israel heard those. words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 12 Now David was the son * of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight P sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born; and next unto him, Abinadab; and the third, Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. 16 And the Philistine drew near, morn ing and evening, and presented himself forty days. 1 B. C. 1063. and slays Goliath. 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him him: and he came to the 1 trench, as the or, actor by his beard, and smote him, and slew host was going forth to the 2 shouted for the battle. fight, and the carriage. array, or, place of 3 the vessels from upon a Ps.11.1. 18.17. 2 Co. 1.10. asked his peace; as b c.20.13. him. 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David said moreover, The "LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee. ს 38 And Saul 5 armed David with his clothed Du-armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. rid with his ver.8. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, d and make his father's d Jos.15.16. house free in Israel. 31 And when the words were heard which ver.10. David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he 11 sent for him. 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him: thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. De.20.2,3. Mat.24.28. 1 Ki.8.43. 2 Ki.19.19. 39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he essayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him. 40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the 7 brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag 8 which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. 41 And the Philistine came on, and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. h 43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods, 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with and with a shield: but " I come a spear, to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied." 33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, 47 And all this assembly shall know and he a man of war from his youth. that the LORD saveth not with sword and 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy serspear: for the battle is the LORD's, and vant kept his father's sheep, and there t2 Ch.20.15. he will give you into our hands. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. e 1 B. C. 1063. or, Philis- a Ex.15.20. Saul seeks to kill him. of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 6 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 the cities of Israel, singing 1 Ki.22.34. and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments 2 of music. 2 three-string- ments. d c.21.11. 2 Sa.23.21. 51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon e c.21.9. the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. " 3 Pr.27.1. Ec.4.4. g ver.45. 35,45. 52 And the men of Israel and of Judah c.15.28. arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and Jos.15.33, to the gates of Ekron: and the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way ke.16.14. to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto c.19.24. Ekron. Ac.16.16. 20.33. 53 And the children of Israel returned m c.19.9,10. from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. n 54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem: but he put his armour in his tent. Je.30.16. S 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slåin his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 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?i 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 10 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. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. Ps.37.32,33. And David avoided out of his presence twice. Is.54.17. 55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose pc.16.21,22. son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. 56 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. ver.5. q ver.54. 57 And as David returned from the 4or,prospered. slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand, 58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse ver.12. the Beth-lehemite. CHAP. XVIII. s Nu.27.17. An it came to passing into Saul, that the soul" of Jonathan was knit with 5 a son of u Ge.44.30. c.19.2. 2 Sa.1.26. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's 2Sa.12.9. house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. it De.13.6. z ver.23. c.9.21. 2 Sa.7.18. b 2 Sa.21.8. c Ju.7.22. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of a Ge.41.42. the robe that was upon him, and gave to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his gir-7 dle. 5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and 7 behaved himself wisely and Saul set him over the men of war; and he was accepted in the sight 6 was right in his eyes. 20 And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved or prospered. David: and they told Saul, and the thing ver.14,15,30. pleased & him. & Ex.10.7. Ps. 1.3. Pr.29.5. e ver. 17. 246 6 ત 21 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 e |