1 Samuel 18
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Pacto de Jonatán y David
18 Después de que David terminó de hablar con Saúl, sucedió que Jonatán se encariñó con David y lo quiso como a sí mismo. 2 Ese día Saúl tomó a David a su servicio, y ya no lo dejó volver con su padre. 3 Además, Jonatán y David hicieron un pacto de amistad, pues Jonatán lo quería como a sí mismo. 4 Hasta se quitó su manto y otras ropas suyas, y todo se lo dio a David, junto con su espada, su arco y su talabarte. 5 David iba a dondequiera que Saúl lo enviaba, y tanta inteligencia mostraba que Saúl lo ascendió por encima de sus jefes del ejército, y era respetado por todo el pueblo y por los siervos de Saúl.
Saúl tiene celos de David
6 Después de que David mató al filisteo Goliat y regresó con el ejército, las mujeres de todas las ciudades israelitas se reunieron para recibir al rey Saúl y danzar y cantar al son de panderos y otros instrumentos musicales, 7 pero en sus cantos y danzas decían:
Saúl mató a miles de guerreros,
pero David mató a más de diez mil.(A)
8 Cuando Saúl oyó esto, se enojó mucho, pues le desagradó escuchar que a David le reconocieran haber matado diez veces más soldados que a él, así que dijo: «Ahora sólo falta que David se quede con mi reino». 9 Y desde ese día le empezó a tener mala voluntad.
10 Al día siguiente, el espíritu maligno enviado por Dios atacó a Saúl, y éste andaba como loco por toda la casa. Y mientras David tocaba el arpa, como todos los días, Saúl andaba con una lanza en la mano. 11 De pronto, Saúl arrojó la lanza contra David, esperando dejarlo clavado contra la pared. Pero David lo esquivó dos veces.
12 Saúl ya vivía temeroso, porque era claro que el Señor ayudaba a David y se había apartado de Saúl; 13 por eso Saúl también se apartó de David y lo puso al mando de mil soldados, lo que permitió a David entrar y salir libremente de la ciudad. 14 Sin embargo, actuaba con prudencia en todo lo que hacía, y el Señor le ayudaba en todo. 15 Y al ver Saúl que David se comportaba inteligentemente, más temor tenía de él. 16 Todos en Israel y en Judá amaban a David, porque él los dirigía en sus campañas militares.
17 Un día, Saúl llamó a David y le dijo:
«Voy a darte por esposa a Merab, mi hija mayor, con la condición de que seas mi hombre fuerte en las batallas del Señor.»
Y es que Saúl pensaba: «Si él muere, no seré yo quien lo mate sino los filisteos.»
18 David le respondió:
«Pero, ¿quién soy yo? ¿Qué valor tiene mi vida, o la de mi familia en Israel, para que yo sea el yerno de Su Majestad?»
19 Pasó el tiempo, y el día en que Merab, la hija de Saúl, debía ser entregada por esposa a David, resultó que Saúl se la dio a Adriel el mejolatita.
20 Sin embargo, Mical, la otra hija de Saúl, estaba enamorada de David; y cuando Saúl lo supo, eso le pareció bien, 21 pues pensó: «Le voy a dar a Mical, para tenerlo bajo control, y para que los filisteos se ocupen de él.» Entonces llamó otra vez a David, y le dijo:
«Esta vez sí serás mi yerno.»
22 Y mandó a sus sirvientes a que en secreto le dijeran a David: «El rey te estima mucho, y todos sus servidores te quieren bien; anímate y acepta ser su yerno.»
23 Los sirvientes de Saúl fueron y le dijeron esto a David de manera confidencial, pero David les respondió:
«¿Ustedes creen que es poca cosa ser el yerno del rey? Si se dan cuenta, yo soy un hombre pobre y de poca estima.»
24 Cuando los sirvientes le dijeron a Saúl lo que había dicho David, 25 Saúl respondió:
«Díganle a David que no se preocupe por la dote; que sólo quiero cien prepucios de filisteos. Ésa será la dote y mi venganza sobre mis enemigos.»
Pero lo que Saúl quería, era que David cayera en poder de los filisteos. 26 Y cuando los sirvientes del rey le comunicaron a David lo que Saúl pedía para hacerlo su yerno, le pareció una buena idea, y antes que el plazo se cumpliera 27 se preparó con su gente y fue y mató a doscientos filisteos; luego llevó los prepucios y se los entregó al rey; entonces Saúl le dio por esposa a su hija Mical, y David se convirtió en su yerno. 28 Pero al ver Saúl que el Señor ayudaba a David, y que su hija Mical lo amaba, 29 tuvo más temor de David, y se convirtió en su peor enemigo.
30 Y cada vez que los jefes de los filisteos luchaban contra los israelitas, David obtenía más victorias que todos los oficiales de Saúl, por lo que su fama fue en aumento.
1 Samuel 18
International Children’s Bible
Saul Fears David
18 When David finished talking with Saul, Jonathan felt very close to David. He loved David as much as he loved himself. 2 Saul kept David with him from that day on. He did not let David go home to his father’s house. 3 Jonathan made an agreement with David. He did this because he loved David as much as himself. 4 He took off his coat and gave it to David. He also gave David his uniform, including his sword, bow and belt.
5 Saul sent David to fight in different battles. And David was very successful. Then Saul put David over the soldiers. When he did this, Saul’s officers and all the other people were pleased.
6 After David had killed the Philistine, he and the men returned home. Women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul. They sang songs of joy, danced and played tambourines and stringed instruments. 7 As they played, they sang,
“Saul has killed thousands of his enemies.
But David has killed tens of thousands!”
8 The women’s song upset Saul, and he became very angry. He thought, “The women say David has killed tens of thousands of enemies. But they say I killed only thousands of enemies. The only thing left for him to have is the kingdom!” 9 So Saul watched David closely from then on. He was jealous of him.
10 The next day an evil spirit from God entered Saul with power. And he prophesied in his house. David was playing the harp as he usually did. But Saul had a spear in his hand. 11 He raised the spear and thought, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David got away from him two times.
12 The Lord was with David but had left Saul. So Saul was afraid of David. 13 He sent David away from him. He made David commander of 1,000 soldiers. So David led them in battle. 14 He had great success in everything he did because the Lord was with him. 15 Saul saw that David was very successful. And he became even more afraid of David. 16 But all the people of Israel and Judah loved David. This was because he led them well in battle.
Saul’s Daughter and David
17 Saul said to David, “You’re a brave soldier. And you fight the Lord’s battles. Here is my older daughter Merab. I will let you marry her.” Saul had decided, “I won’t have to kill David. The Philistines will do that!”
18 But David said, “I am not good enough for this honor. And my family is not important enough for me to become the king’s son-in-law.” 19 So when the time came for Saul’s daughter Merab to marry David, Saul gave her instead to Adriel of Meholah.
20 Now Saul’s other daughter Michal loved David. When they told Saul about Michal loving David, he was pleased. 21 He thought, “I will let Michal marry David. Then she will become a trap for him. And the Philistines will defeat him.” So Saul said to David a second time, “You may become my son-in-law.”
22 And Saul gave an order to his servants. He told them, “Speak to David in private. Say, ‘Look, the king is pleased with you. His servants like you. You should become his son-in-law.’”
23 Saul’s servants said these words to David. But David answered, “Do you think it is easy to become the king’s son-in-law? I’m only a poor man. Nobody knows me.”
24 Then Saul’s servants told him what David had said. 25 Saul said, “Say to David, ‘The king doesn’t want you to pay a large price for the bride. All he wants is 100 Philistine foreskins. Then he will be even with his enemies.’” Saul planned to let the Philistines kill David.
26 Saul’s servants told David these words. David was pleased that he could become the king’s son-in-law. 27 So he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. David took all their foreskins and brought them to Saul. He wanted to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife. 28 Saul saw that the Lord was with David. He also saw that his daughter Michal loved David. 29 So he became even more afraid of David. And he was David’s enemy all his life.
30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to fight the Israelites. But every time, David defeated them. He had more success than Saul’s officers. And he became famous.
1 Samuel 18
King James Version
18 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.
23 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
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