And the more Saul saw him prosper, the more he envied him.[325] Footnote 322: _I Samuel_, xvi, 14-23. Footnote 323: _Ibid._, xviii, 12-21. Footnote 324: _Ibid._, xviii, 6-9. Footnote 325: Cf. _I Samuel_, xix, 8-11. Now you can imagine the state of King Saul’s mind: he could say nothing against David, only what was good. But since he perceived that God loved David much because of his humility and loyalty, he envied him as Cain envied his brother Abel because God loved him. Indeed, Saul’s enmity toward David became so evident that he could not conceal his intentions to kill him. Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, reminded the king that it would be a sin to slay an innocent man, speaking in this wise: “My lord, why are you angry with your servant David? If there is any guilt on his part that may be injurious to your kingdom or dignity, every man who is with you here will seek his life; and we can seize him whenever we like, for he is not on his guard against us, knowing himself to be guiltless. He has served you long and has been faithful in all things; he fought against great odds when he slew Goliath, and God rescued your entire kingdom through David’s wonderful victory, which he won fighting unarmed against a giant. He has waited upon you in your distressing illness; and wherever you have placed him at the head of the host, he has brought a vigorous defense to your kingdom, and no one knows that he has been anything but loyal. Therefore conquer your wrath, sire, and do not fall into such an evident sin of murder before God as to slay an innocent man.”[326] Saul, however, became only the more wrathful and charged with treason his son and everyone else who spoke a good word for David. Footnote 326: Cf. _I Samuel_, xix, 4-7.