And the time came that Elkanah offered, he gave portions to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters.

But to Hannah he gave one double portion, for he loved Hannah. But Jehovah had shut up her womb.

And Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seems good to you. Stay until you have weaned him. Only may Jehovah establish His Word. So the woman stayed and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

And Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the room, and gave them a place at the head of the invited ones, about thirty persons.

And Samuel said to the cook, Bring that part which I gave you, of which I said to you, Set it beside you.

And Jonathan stripped off the robe was on him and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle.

And David arose and went forth, he and his men. And they killed two hundred men of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife.

And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad and said to him, Go, bring to the city.

And the priest gave him holy bread. For there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence that was taken from before Jehovah, in order to put hot bread in on the day when it was taken away.

And David left there and escaped to the cave Adullam. And his brothers and all his father's house heard, and went down to him there.

And he asked of Jehovah for him and gave him food and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

And he came to the folds of the flock on the way, where there was a cave. And Saul went in to cover his feet. And David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

And David held back his men with words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave and went on his way.

And David arose afterward and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king! And Saul looked behind him. And David bowed his face to the earth and prostrated himself.

Behold, your eyes have seen today how Jehovah had delivered you today into my hand in the cave. And one said to kill you. But I had pity on you. And I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is Jehovah's anointed.

And Saul gave his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

And Achish gave him Ziklag that day. And Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.

And they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David and gave him bread, and he ate. And they made him drink water.

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him. For he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights.