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1 Samuel 19

2 Jonathán declareth to David the wicked purpose of Saúl 11 Michál his wife saveth him 18 David commeth to Samuél. 23 The Spirit of prophecie commeth on Saúl.
1.Then Saúl spake to Jonathán his sonne, and to all his servants, that they shulde akil David: but Jonathán Saúls sonne had a great favour to David.
2.And Jonathán tolde David, saying, Saúl my father goeth about to slaye thee: now therefore, I praye thee, take hede unto thy selfe unto the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thy selfe.
3.And I wil go out, and stand by my father in the field where thou bart, and wil commune with my father of thee, and I wil se what he saith and wil tel thee. Michál saveth David.
4.¶ And Jonathán spake good of David unto Saúl his father, and said unto him, Let not the King sinne against his servant, against David: for he hathe not sinned against thee, but his workes have bene to thee very good.
5.For he ^did *put his life in danger, and slewe the Philistím, & the Lord wroght a great salvation for all Israél: thou sawest it, and thou rejoysedst: wherefore then wilt thou sinne against innocent blood, and slaye David without a cause?
6.Then Saúl hearkened unto the voyce of Jonathán, and Saúl csware, As the Lord liveth, he shal not dye.
7.So Jonathán called David, and Jonathán shewed him all those wordes, and Jonathán broght David to Saúl, and he was in his presence as in times past.
8.¶ Againe the warre began, and David went out and foght with the Philistíms, and slewe them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.
9.¶ And the evil Spirit of the Lord was upon Saúl, as he sate in his house having his speare in his hand, & David dplayed with his hand.
10.And Saúl entended to smite David to the wall with the speare: but he turned aside out of Saúls presence, and he smote the speare against the wall: but David fled, and escaped the same night.
11.Saúl also sent messengers unto Davids house, to watche him, and to slaye him in the morning: and Michál Davids wife tolde it him, saying, If thou save not thy self this night, tomorowe thou shalt be slaine.
12.So Michál elet David downe through a windowe: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
13.Then Michál toke an image and layed it in the bed, and put a pillowe stuffed with goates heere under the head of it, and covered it with a cloth.
14.And when Saúl sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sicke.
15.And Saúl sent the messengers againe to se David, saying, Bring him to me in the fbed, that I may slaye him.
16.And when the messengers were come in, beholde, an image was in the bed, with a pillowe of goates heere under the head of it.
17.And Saúl said unto Michál, Why hast thou mocked me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michál answered Saúl, He said unto me, Let me go, or els I wil kil thee.
18.¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuél to Ramáh, and tolde him all that Saúl had done to him: and he and Samuél went and dwelt in gNaióth.
19.But one tolde Saúl, saying, Beholde, David is at Naióth in Ramáh.
20.And Saúl sent messengers to take David: and when they sawe a companie of Prophets prophecying, and Samuél standing has appointed over them; the Spirit of God fel upon the messengers of Saúl, and they also iprophecied.
21.And when it was tolde Saúl, he sent other messengers, and they prophecied likewise: againe Saúl sent the third messengers, and they prophecied also.
22.Then went he him self to Ramáh, and came to a great wel that is in Sechú, and he asked, and said, Where are Samuél and David? and one said, Beholde, they be at Naióth in Ramáh.
23.And he kwent thither, even to Naióth in Ramáh, and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he went prophecying until he came to Naióth in Ramáh.
24.And he stript of his lclothes, and he prophecied also before Samuél, and fel mdowne naked all that day and all that night: therefore they say, *Is Saúl also among the Prophets?

Notes

1-a.
Before Saul sought David’s life secretly, but now his hypocrisy burst forth to open cruelty.
3-b.
That I may give you warning what to do. 6
5-*.
Judg. 9.17 and 12.3, 1 Sam. 27.1-2, Psalm 119.109.
5-^.
Ebr., he put his soul in his hand.
6-c.
Whatsoever he pretended outwardly, yet his heart was full of malice.
9-d.
He played on his harp to mitigate the rage of the evil Spirit, as Chap. 16.23.
12-e.
Thus God moved both the son and daughter of this tyrant to favour David against their father.
15-f.
Behold, how that tyrants to accomplish their rage, neither regard oath nor friendship, God nor man.
18-g.
Naioth was a school where the word of God was studied, near to Ramah.
20-h.
Being their chief instructor.
20-i.
Changed their minds and praised God. 1 Geneva Bible 1560
23-k.
With a mind to persecute them.
24-*.
Chap. 10.11.
24-l.
His kingly apparel.
24-m.
He humbled himself as other did.