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1 Samuel 18
New King James Version
1 Samuel 18
New King James Version
Saul Resents David
18 Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, (A)the [a]soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, (B)and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 Saul took him that day, (C)and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a (D)covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.
5 So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and [b]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 [c]Philistine, that (E)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 (F)sang as they danced, and said:
(G)“Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.”
8 Then Saul was very angry, and the saying (H)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 (I)the kingdom?” 9 So Saul [d]eyed David from that day forward.
10 And it happened on the next day that (J)the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, (K)and he prophesied inside the house. So David (L)played music with his hand, as at other times; (M)but there was a spear in Saul’s hand. 11 And Saul (N)cast the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” But David escaped his presence twice.
12 Now Saul was (O)afraid of David, because (P)the Lord was with him, but had (Q)departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from [e]his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and (R)he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and (S)the Lord was with him. 15 Therefore, when Saul saw that he behaved very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But (T)all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
David Marries Michal
17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab; (U)I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight (V)the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, (W)“Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
18 So David said to Saul, (X)“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 happened at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to (Y)Adriel the (Z)Meholathite as a wife.
20 (AA)Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 So Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may [f]be a snare to him, and that (AB)the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, (AC)“You shall be my son-in-law today.”
22 And Saul commanded his servants, “Communicate with David secretly, and say, ‘Look, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become the king’s son-in-law.’ ”
23 So Saul’s servants spoke those words in the hearing of David. And David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-law, seeing I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?” 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, [g]“In this manner David spoke.”
25 Then Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David: ‘The king does not desire any (AD)dowry but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take (AE)vengeance on the king’s enemies.’ ” But Saul (AF)thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 So when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to become the king’s son-in-law. Now (AG)the days had not expired; 27 therefore David arose and went, he and (AH)his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. And (AI)David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full count to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
28 Thus Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him; 29 and Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul became David’s enemy [h]continually. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines (AJ)went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David (AK)behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 18:1 life of Jonathan was bound up with the life of
- 1 Samuel 18:5 Or prospered
- 1 Samuel 18:6 Philistines
- 1 Samuel 18:9 Viewed with suspicion
- 1 Samuel 18:13 Lit. himself
- 1 Samuel 18:21 be bait for
- 1 Samuel 18:24 Lit. According to these words
- 1 Samuel 18:29 all the days
1 Sa-mu-ên 18
New Vietnamese Bible
1 Sa-mu-ên 18
New Vietnamese Bible
Giô-na-than Kết Bạn Với Đa-vít
18 Đa-vít vừa tâu xong với vua Sau-lơ, tâm hồn Giô-na-than liền gắn bó với tâm hồn Đa-vít, và Giô-na-than yêu mến Đa-vít như chính mình. 2 Hôm ấy, vua Sau-lơ giữ Đa-vít lại, không cho chàng trở về nhà cha mình nữa. 3 Giô-na-than và Đa-vít lập giao ước kết bạn với nhau vì Giô-na-than yêu mến Đa-vít như chính mình. 4 Giô-na-than cởi áo khoác đang mặc cho Đa-vít, cũng cho luôn binh phục, gươm, cung và đai thắt lưng của mình nữa.
5 Hễ khi nào vua Sau-lơ sai Đa-vít ra trận, Đa-vít đều thắng trận, cho nên vua Sau-lơ đặt chàng chỉ huy quân đội chinh chiến. Điều này vừa lòng toàn quân và cũng vừa lòng các triều thần của vua nữa.
Vua Sau-lơ Bắt Đầu Ganh Ghét Đa-vít
6 Sau khi Đa-vít hạ được tên Phi-li-tin, đoàn quân chiến thắng trở về. Phụ nữ từ khắp các thành trong Y-sơ-ra-ên kéo ra đón mừng vua Sau-lơ. Họ hát mừng, nhảy múa theo tiếng trống con và tiếng đàn tam.[a]
7 Phụ nữ vui đùa ca hát đối đáp:
“Sau-lơ giết hàng ngàn,
Đa-vít giết hàng vạn!”
8 Lời hát này không vừa ý vua Sau-lơ, vua giận lắm, nhủ thầm: “Họ khen Đa-vít giết được hàng vạn, con ta chỉ có hàng ngàn thôi! Nó chỉ còn thiếu ngôi vua mà thôi!” 9 Từ ngày ấy trở đi, vua Sau-lơ nhìn Đa-vít với con mắt nghi kỵ.
10 Ngày hôm sau, Đức Chúa Trời để cho ác thần nhập vào vua Sau-lơ, vua nói lảm nhảm trong nhà như người khùng. Trong khi Đa-vít gảy đàn như thường ngày, vua Sau-lơ đang cầm cây giáo trong tay, 11 bỗng vua phóng giáo đi, trong lòng tự nghĩ: “Ta sẽ ghim Đa-vít vào tường!” Nhưng Đa-vít né người, tránh khỏi mũi giáo hai lần.
12 Vua Sau-lơ bắt đầu sợ Đa-vít, vì CHÚA ở với Đa-vít, và đã bỏ vua. 13 Vua Sau-lơ tìm cách đẩy Đa-vít xa khỏi mình, đặt chàng chỉ huy ngàn quân. Đa-vít thường cầm quân ra vào nơi trận địa. 14 Trận nào Đa-vít cũng thắng, vì CHÚA ở cùng chàng. 15 Thấy Đa-vít chiến thắng oanh liệt, vua Sau-lơ càng thêm sợ hãi. 16 Nhưng toàn dân Y-sơ-ra-ên và Giu-đa đều kính mến Đa-vít vì chàng chỉ huy họ trong chiến trận.
Đa-vít Làm Phò Mã Vua Sau-lơ
17 Vua Sau-lơ tự nhủ: “Chính tay ta không nên hại nó, nhưng thà để quân Phi-li-tin hại nó thì hơn.” Do đó, vua Sau-lơ bảo Đa-vít: “Mê-ráp là con gái lớn của ta. Ta sẵn sàng gả nó cho con nếu con tự tỏ mình là chiến sĩ anh dũng và tham gia các trận chiến của CHÚA.” 18 Đa-vít thưa: “Tâu bệ hạ, con là ai? Dòng họ con, gia tộc của cha con là gì trong Y-sơ-ra-ên mà con được làm phò mã vua?” 19 Nhưng khi đến lúc vua Sau-lơ phải gả cô Mê-ráp, con gái mình, cho Đa-vít, thì vua lại gả cô cho Át-ri-ên, người thành Mê-hô-la.
20 Trong khi đó, cô Mi-canh, thứ nữ vua Sau-lơ, đem lòng yêu Đa-vít. Người ta tâu cho vua Sau-lơ hay, tin này vừa lòng vua, 21 vì vua nghĩ thầm: “Ta sẽ gả nó cho Đa-vít, nó sẽ trở thành cái bẫy khiến Đa-vít sa vào tay quân Phi-li-tin.” Vua Sau-lơ bảo Đa-vít lần thứ nhì: “Hôm nay con sẽ làm phò mã ta.” 22 Vua Sau-lơ ra lệnh cho triều thần: “Các ngươi hãy nói kín với Đa-vít như thế này: ‘Anh được lòng nhà vua, và triều thần ai cũng quí mến anh. Anh nên làm phò mã nhà vua bây giờ đi.’ ” 23 Triều thần vua Sau-lơ rỉ tai Đa-vít những lời ấy. Đa-vít đáp: “Các ông tưởng làm phò mã nhà vua là chuyện nhỏ sao, trong khi tôi chỉ là một người nghèo nàn, vô danh tiểu tốt?” 24 Triều thần vua Sau-lơ về tâu lên vua lời đáp của Đa-vít. 25 Vua Sau-lơ truyền: “Các ngươi hãy bảo Đa-vít: ‘Nhà vua không đòi sính lễ gì khác ngoài một trăm bao qui đầu[b] của người Phi-li-tin để trả thù quân địch của nhà vua.’ ” Vua Sau-lơ tính thế nào Đa-vít cũng sẽ rơi vào tay quân Phi-li-tin.
26 Khi triều thần thuật lại những lời ấy cho Đa-vít, chàng bằng lòng nộp sính lễ như trên để làm phò mã vua. Trước khi hết hạn, 27 Đa-vít đi với thuộc hạ đánh giết hai trăm người Phi-li-tin. Đa-vít mang qui đầu của chúng về, đếm đủ số nộp cho vua để trở thành phò mã vua. Vua Sau-lơ đành phải gả cô Mi-canh, con gái mình, cho Đa-vít.
28 Khi vua Sau-lơ nhận biết rõ ràng CHÚA ở với Đa-vít, và cô Mi-canh, con gái vua, yêu Đa-vít, 29 vua càng thêm sợ Đa-vít, và suốt đời mình, vua trở thành kẻ thù của Đa-vít.
30 Lúc bấy giờ các quan tướng Phi-li-tin thường đem quân ra đánh dân Y-sơ-ra-ên. Mỗi khi có chiến tranh, Đa-vít đều lập chiến công nhiều hơn hết thảy các triều thần của vua Sau-lơ nên tiếng tăm Đa-vít càng lừng lẫy.
1 Samuel 18
New International Version
1 Samuel 18
New International Version
Saul’s Growing Fear of David
18 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan(A) became one in spirit with David, and he loved(B) him as himself.(C) 2 From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family. 3 And Jonathan made a covenant(D) with David because he loved him as himself. 4 Jonathan took off the robe(E) he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.(F)
5 Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful(G) that Saul gave him a high rank in the army.(H) This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.
6 When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing,(I) with joyful songs and with timbrels(J) and lyres. 7 As they danced, they sang:(K)
“Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his tens(L) of thousands.”
8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?(M)” 9 And from that time on Saul kept a close(N) eye on David.
10 The next day an evil[a] spirit(O) from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre,(P) as he usually(Q) did. Saul had a spear(R) in his hand 11 and he hurled it, saying to himself,(S) “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded(T) him twice.(U)
12 Saul was afraid(V) of David, because the Lord(W) was with(X) David but had departed from(Y) Saul. 13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led(Z) the troops in their campaigns.(AA) 14 In everything he did he had great success,(AB) because the Lord was with(AC) him. 15 When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.(AD)
17 Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter(AE) Merab. I will give her to you in marriage;(AF) only serve me bravely and fight the battles(AG) of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself,(AH) “I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”
18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I,(AI) and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?(AJ)” 19 So[b] when the time came for Merab,(AK) Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.(AL)
20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal(AM) was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.(AN) 21 “I will give her to him,” he thought, “so that she may be a snare(AO) to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.”
22 Then Saul ordered his attendants: “Speak to David privately and say, ‘Look, the king likes you, and his attendants all love you; now become his son-in-law.’”
23 They repeated these words to David. But David said, “Do you think it is a small matter to become the king’s son-in-law?(AP) I’m only a poor man and little known.”
24 When Saul’s servants told him what David had said, 25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king wants no other price(AQ) for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge(AR) on his enemies.’” Saul’s plan(AS) was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.
26 When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed, 27 David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal(AT) in marriage.
28 When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal(AU) loved David, 29 Saul became still more afraid(AV) of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success(AW) than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 18:10 Or a harmful
- 1 Samuel 18:19 Or However,
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