1 When David had finished talking to Saul, Jonathan felt an instant affection for David; Jonathan loved him like his very self;
2 Saul engaged him that very day and would not let him go home to his father.
3 Jonathan made a pact with David, since he loved him like his very self;
4 Jonathan took off the cloak which he was wearing and gave it to David, and his armour too, even including his sword, his bow and his belt.
5 Wherever David was sent on a mission by Saul, he was successful, and Saul put him in command of the fighting men; all the people respected him and so did Saul's staff.
6 On their return, when David was coming back from killing the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel singing and dancing to meet King Saul, with tambourines, sistrums and cries of joy;
7 and as they danced the women sang: Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.
8 Saul was very angry; the incident displeased him. 'They have given David the tens of thousands,' he said, 'but me only the thousands; what more can he have, except the throne?'
9 And Saul watched David jealously from that day onwards.
10 The following day, an evil spirit from God seized on Saul and he fell into a frenzy while he was indoors. David played the harp as on other occasions; Saul had a spear in his hand.
11 Saul brandished the spear; he said, 'I will pin David to the wall!' David evaded him twice.
12 Saul feared David, since Yahweh was with him and had withdrawn from Saul.
13 So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him commander of a thousand; he led the people on campaign.
14 In all his expeditions, David was successful and Yahweh was with him.
15 And Saul, seeing how very successful he was, was afraid of him.
16 All Israel and Judah loved David, however, since he was their leader on campaign.
17 Saul said to David, 'This is my elder daughter Merab; I shall give her to you in marriage; but you must serve me bravely and fight Yahweh's wars.' Saul thought, 'Better than strike the blow myself, let the Philistines do it!'
18 David replied to Saul, 'Who am I and what is my lineage -- and my father's family -- in Israel, for me to become the king's son-in-law?'
19 When the time came for Merab daughter of Saul to be given to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholah instead.
20 Now Michal daughter of Saul fell in love with David. When Saul heard this he was pleased.
21 He thought, 'Yes, I shall give her to him; she can be the snare for him, so that the Philistines will get him.' (On two occasions, Saul told David, 'Today, you shall be my son-in-law.')
22 Saul gave instructions to his servants, 'Have a private word with David and say, "Look, the king is fond of you and all his servants love you -- why not be the king's son-in-law?" '
23 Saul's servants repeated these words in David's ear, to which David replied, 'Do you think that becoming the king's son-in-law is a trivial matter; I have neither wealth nor position.'
24 Saul's servants then reported back, 'This is what David said.'
25 Saul replied, 'Tell David this, "The king desires no bride-price except one hundred Philistine foreskins, in vengeance on the king's enemies." ' Saul was counting on getting David killed by the Philistines.
26 When his servants repeated this to David, David thought it would be a fine thing to be the king's son-in-law. And no time was lost
27 before David got up to go, he and his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. David brought their foreskins back and counted them out before the king, so that he could be the king's son-in-law. Saul then gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
28 Saul could not but see that Yahweh was with David, and that the whole House of Israel loved him;
29 Saul became more afraid of David than ever, and became his inveterate enemy.
30 The Philistine chiefs kept mounting their campaigns but, whenever they did so, David proved more successful than any of Saul's staff; consequently he gained great renown.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Samuel, 18:
Chapter 18 of 1 Samuel narrates the establishment of the friendship between David and Jonatas, son of King Saul, as well as the envy and jealousy that Saul begins to nourish about David, due to his growing popularity with the people and his victories military. The verses selected below deal with topics such as friendship, envy and jealousy.
Proverbs 17:17: "At all times the friend loves; and in anguish the brother is made." This verse highlights the importance of true friendship, which remains constant at all times, especially in difficult times.
Proverbs 14:30: "The serene heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rot of bones." Here, the author highlights the negative effect of envy on a person's emotional and spiritual health.
Proverbs 27:4: "Anger is cruel and fury is impetuous, but who can face jealousy?" This verse points to the destructive nature of jealousy and the difficulty of dealing with it.
Galatians 5:19-21: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are: prostitution, impurity, lust, idolatry, sneaks, enmities, porns, jealousy, wrath, discord, dissections, factions, envy, drunkenness, gluttony , and things like these, which I declare you, as I have already said to you, that those who commit such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. " This biblical passage points to the gravity of jealousy as a work of the flesh, which opposes the nature of God and eternal life.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7: "Love is patient, it is benign; love does not burn in jealousy, does not ufan, do not teach itself, do not behave inconveniently, does not seek its own interests, not irritated, not suspicious evil; do not rejoice in injustice, but rejoice with the truth; everything suffers, everything believes, expects, everything supports. " These verses talk about the characteristics of true love, which include the absence of jealousy and envy.
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