“Do what seems best to you,” her husband Elkanah told her. “Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good his word.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

and you will see distress in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age.

One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.

And the Lord said to Samuel: “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.

who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes had failed so that he could not see.

(Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire of God, they would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)

As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, “Is the seer here?”

Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”

“I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart.

Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.

“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!

Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us.

Then Saul said to the men who were with him, “Muster the forces and see who has left us.” When they did, it was Jonathan and his armor-bearer who were not there.

Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.

Saul said, “Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive.” “Do whatever seems best to you,” they replied. But the priest said, “Let us inquire of God here.”

Saul then said to all the Israelites, “You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here.” “Do what seems best to you,” they replied.

Until the day Samuel died, he did not go to see Saul again, though Samuel mourned for him. And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the Lord is with him.”

Take along these ten cheeses to the commander of their unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some assurance from them.

Now the Israelites had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes in Israel.”

Then Saul sent the men back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so that I may kill him.”

He said, ‘Let me go, because our family is observing a sacrifice in the town and my brother has ordered me to be there. If I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away to see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”

Go and get more information. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty.