⁷ Afterward Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and David served in the court as before.

¹³ Finally, Saul sent him away and appointed him commander over 1,000 men, and David faithfully led his troops into battle.

² From that day on Saul kept David with him and wouldn’t let him return home.

²¹ So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.

¹⁰ The very next day a tormenting spirit^[a] from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did each day. But Saul had a spear in his hand,

² In the past,^[a] even when Saul was king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the Lord your God told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be the leader of my people Israel.’”

¹⁰ But Moses pleaded with the Lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”

² And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban’s attitude toward him.