1 Samuel 18:5-15

New King James Version

⁵ So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and ^[a]behaved 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 Now it had happened as they were coming home, when David was returning from the slaughter of the ^[b]Philistine, that ^(A)the women had come out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments. ⁷ So the women ^(B)sang as they danced, and said:

⁸ Then Saul was very angry, and the saying ^(D)displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. Now what more can he have but ^(E)the kingdom?” ⁹ So Saul ^[c]eyed David from that day forward.

¹⁰ And it happened on the next day that ^(F)the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, ^(G)and he prophesied inside the house. So David ^(H)played music with his hand, as at other times; ^(I)but there was a spear in Saul’s hand. ¹¹ And Saul ^(J)cast the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” But David escaped his presence twice.

¹² Now Saul was ^(K)afraid of David, because ^(L)the Lord was with him, but had ^(M)departed from Saul. ¹³ Therefore Saul removed him from ^[d]his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and ^(N)he went out and came in before the people. ¹⁴ And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and ^(O)the Lord was with him. ¹⁵ Therefore, when Saul saw that he behaved very wisely, he was afraid of him.