Study Desk

“I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my instructions.” So Samuel became angry and cried out to the Lord all night.

So why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?”

Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the Lord.”

Saul said, “I have sinned. Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me so I can bow in worship to the Lord your God.”

So Jesse sent for him. He had beautiful eyes and a healthy, handsome appearance.

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully on David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

so Saul’s servants said to him, “You see that an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a wineskin, and one young goat and sent them by his son David to Saul.

Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!”

So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with someone to keep it, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had charged him.

What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, so he had David brought to him.

David strapped his sword on over the military clothes and tried to walk, but he was not used to them. “I can’t walk in these,” David said to Saul, “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off.

So Saul watched David jealously from that day forward.

“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.” So Saul said to David a second time, “You can now be my son-in-law.”

Every time the Philistine commanders came out to fight, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers. So his name became well known.

so he told him: “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning and hide in a secret place and stay there.

He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”

So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he did before.

So she lowered David from the window, and he fled and escaped.

Saul sent the agents back to see David and said, “Bring him on his bed so I can kill him.”