1 Samuel 19

1 Samuel Chapter 19 KJV

1Jonathan discloseth to David his father's purpose to kill him. 4He persuadeth his father to a reconciliation. 8Saul, jealous of David's good success in a new war, again seeketh to slay him; he saveth himself by flight. 11Saul's messengers come to David's house to slay him; Michal favoureth his escape, and deceiveth her father by an image in the bed. 18David cometh to Samuel to Naioth; he is pursued; the spirit of prophecy cometh upon Saul's messengers, 23and upon Saul.
1 And 1Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
2 But Jonathan Saul's son 1delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
4 ¶ And Jonathan 1spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king 2sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because 3his works have been to thee-ward very good:
5 For he 1did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord 2wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against 3innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
6 And Saul hearkened unto the 1voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As 2the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.
7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, 1as ain times past.
8 ¶ And there was war again: and 1David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from ahim.
9 And the 1evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David 2played with his hand.
10 And Saul 1sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and 2escaped that night.
11 Saul also 1sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and 2Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
12 ¶ So Michal 1let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
13 And Michal took an aimage, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she 1said, He is sick.
15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.
17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou 1deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me 2go; why should I kill thee?
18 ¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came 1to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
19 And it 1was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
20 And Saul 1sent messengers to take David: 2and when they saw the 3company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
21 And when it was told Saul, he 1sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the 1Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
24 And he stripped off his 1clothes also, and 2prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and alay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is 3Saul also among the prophets?
1 Samuel 19