09:017:057 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 09:017:058 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite. 09:018:001 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 09:018:002 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 09:018:003 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 09:018:004 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 09:018:005 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 09:018:006 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 cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. 09:018:007 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 09:018:008 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? 09:018:009 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 09:018:010 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. 09:018:011 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 09:018:012 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. 09:018:013 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 09:018:014 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. 09:018:015 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 09:018:016 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.