Most Popular Bible Verses in 1 Samuel 18
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When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan committed himself to David, and loved him as much as he loved himself.
When it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
Now Saul’s daughter Michal
Then Saul replied, “Say this to David: ‘The king desires no other bride-price
“I’ll give her to him,” Saul thought. “She’ll be a trap for him, and the hand of the Philistines will be against him.”
Saul’s servants reported these words directly to David,
David and his men went out and killed 200
Saul then ordered his servants, “Speak to David in private and tell him, ‘Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Therefore, you should become the king’s son-in-law.’”
Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,
and he became even more afraid of David. As a result, Saul was David’s enemy from then on.
As the troops were coming back, when David was returning from killing the Philistine, the women came out from all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul,
When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased
Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him return to his father’s house.
Jonathan made a covenant with David
The next day an evil spirit sent from God took control of Saul,
David marched out with the army and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul put him in command of the soldiers, which pleased all the people and Saul’s servants as well.
Saul told David, “Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I’ll give her to you as a wife,
Then Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David,
As they celebrated, the women sang:
but David his tens of thousands.
So Saul watched David jealously from that day forward.
and continued to be successful in all his activities because the Lord was with him.
and he threw it, thinking, “I’ll pin David to the wall.”
Saul was afraid of David,
Saul was furious and resented this song.
Then David responded, “Who am I,
Therefore, Saul reassigned David and made him commander over 1,000 men. David led the troops
Every time the Philistine commanders came out to fight,
When Saul observed that David was very successful, he dreaded him.