1 Samuel 18 Free Bible Version
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1 After David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became great friends with David. He loved David as he loved himself.
1 Y ASÍ que él hubo acabado de hablar con Saúl, el alma de Jonathán fué ligada con la de David, y amólo Jonathán como á su alma.
2 From that time on Jonathan had David work for him and would not let him go back home.
2 Y Saúl le tomó aquel día, y no le dejó volver á casa de su padre.
3 Jonathan made a solemn agreement with David because he loved him as he loved himself.
3 E hicieron alianza Jonathán y David, porque él le amaba como á su alma.
4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, together with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
4 Y Jonathán se desnudó la ropa que tenía sobre sí, y dióla á David, [y otras] ropas suyas, hasta su espada, y su arco, y su talabarte.
5 David was successful in doing everything Saul asked him to do, so Saul made him an officer in the army. This pleased everyone, including Saul's other officers.
5 Y salía David á donde quiera que Saúl le enviaba, y portábase prudentemente. Hízolo por tanto Saúl capitán de gente de guerra, y era acepto en los ojos de todo el pueblo, y en los ojos de los criados de Saúl.
6 When the soldiers returned home after David had killed the Philistine, the women of all the towns of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul, happily celebrating with tambourines and musical instruments.
6 Y aconteció que como volvían ellos, cuando David tornó de matar al Filisteo, salieron las mujeres de todas las ciudades de Israel cantando, y con danzas, con tamboriles, y con alegrías y sonajas, á recibir al rey Saúl.
7 As they danced the women sang, “Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
7 Y cantaban las mujeres que danzaba, y decían: Saúl hirió sus miles, y David sus diez miles.
8 What they were singing made Saul very angry as he didn't think it was right. He said to himself, “They've given David credit for killing tens of thousands, but only thousands to me. All that's left is to give him the kingdom!”
8 Y enojóse Saúl en gran manera, y desagradó esta palabra en sus ojos, y dijo: A David dieron diez miles, y á mí miles; no le falta más que el reino.
9 From that time on Saul viewed David with suspicion.
9 Y desde aquel día Saúl miró de través á David.
10 The following day an evil spirit from God came on Saul with power, and he was ranting inside the house while David played the harp as he regularly did. Saul happened to be holding a spear,
10 Otro día aconteció que el espíritu malo de parte de Dios tomó á Saúl, y mostrábase en su casa con trasportes de profeta: y David tañía con su mano como los otros días; y estaba una lanza á mano de Saúl.
11 and he threw it at David, saying to himself, “I'll pin David to the wall.” But David managed to escape him twice.
11 Y arrojó Saúl la lanza, diciendo: Enclavaré á David en la pared. Y dos veces se apartó de él David.
12 Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David, but he had given up on Saul.
12 Mas Saúl se temía de David, por cuanto Jehová era con él, y se había apartado de Saúl.
13 So Saul sent David away and made him a commander of a thousand soldiers, leading them out and back as part of the army.
13 Apartólo pues Saúl de sí, é hízole capitán de mil; y salía y entraba delante del pueblo.
14 David was very successful in everything he did, because the Lord was with him.
14 Y David se conducía prudentemente en todos sus negocios, y Jehová era con él.
15 When Saul saw how successful David was, he was even more afraid of him.
15 Y viendo Saúl que se portaba tan prudentemente, temíase de él.
16 But everyone in Israel and Judah loved David, because of his leadership in the army.
16 Mas todo Israel y Judá amaba á David, porque él salía y entraba delante de ellos.
17 One day Saul told David, “Here's my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage, but only if you prove to me you're a brave warrior and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul was thinking, “I don't need to be the one to kill him—let the Philistines do it!”
17 Y dijo Saúl á David: He aquí yo te daré á Merab mi hija mayor por mujer: solamente que me seas hombre valiente, y hagas las guerras de Jehová. Mas Saúl decía: No será mi mano contra él, mas la mano de los Filisteos será contra él.
18 “But who am I, and what status does my family have in Israel, for me to become the son-in-law of the king?” David replied.
18 Y David respondió á Saúl: ¿Quién soy yo, ó qué es mi vida, ó la familia de mi padre en Israel, para ser yerno del rey?
19 However, when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah instead.
19 Y venido el tiempo en que Merab, hija de Saúl, se había de dar á David, fué dada por mujer á Adriel Meholatita.
20 Meanwhile Saul's daughter Michal had fallen in love with David, and when Saul was told, he was happy about it.
20 Mas Michâl la [otra] hija de Saúl amaba á David; y fué dicho á Saúl, lo cual plugo en sus ojos.
21 “I'll give her to David,” Saul thought. “She can be the bait so the Philistines can trap him.” So Saul said to David, “This is the second time you can become my son-in-law.”
21 Y Saúl dijo: Yo se la daré, para que le sea por lazo, y para que la mano de los Filisteos sea contra él. Dijo pues Saúl á David: Con la otra serás mi yerno hoy.
22 Saul gave these instructions to his servants, “Talk with David in private and tell him, ‘Look, the king is very happy with you, and all of us love you. Why not become the king's son-in-law?’”
22 Y mandó Saúl á sus criados: Hablad en secreto á David, diciéndole: He aquí, el rey te ama, y todos sus criados te quieren bien; sé pues yerno del rey.
23 Saul's servants spoke privately to David, but he replied, “Do you think it's nothing to become the king's son-in-law? I'm a poor man, and I'm not important.”
23 Y los criados de Saúl hablaron estas palabras á los oídos de David. Y David dijo: ¿Paréceos á vosotros que es poco ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de ninguna estima?
24 When Saul's servants explained to him what David had said,
24 Y los criados de Saúl le dieron la respuesta diciendo: Tales palabras ha dicho David.
25 Saul told them, “Tell David, ‘The only dowry the king wants for the bride is one hundred foreskins of dead Philistines as a way of taking revenge on his enemies.’” Saul's plan was to have David be killed by the Philistines.
25 Y Saúl dijo: Decid así á David: No está el contentamiento del rey en el dote, sino en cien prepucios de Filisteos, para que sea tomada venganza de los enemigos del rey. Mas Saúl pensaba echar á David en manos de los Filisteos.
26 When the servants reported what the king had said back to David, he was happy to become the king's son-in-law. While there was still time,
26 Y como sus criados declararon á David estas palabras, plugo la cosa en los ojos de David, para ser yerno del rey. Y como el plazo no era aún cumplido,
27 David set off with his men and killed two hundred Philistines, and brought back their foreskins. They counted them all out before the king so that David could become the king's son-in-law. So Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
27 Levantóse David, y partióse con su gente, é hirió doscientos hombres de los Filisteos; y trajo David los prepucios de ellos, y entregáronlos todos al rey, para que él fuese hecho yerno del rey. Y Saúl le dió á su hija Michâl por mujer.
28 Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal was in love with David,
28 Pero Saúl, viendo y considerando que Jehová era con David, y que su hija Michâl lo amaba,
29 and so he became even more afraid of David, and was David's enemy for the rest of his life.
29 Temióse más de David; y fué Saúl enemigo de David todos los días.
30 Whenever the Philistine commanders attacked, David was more successful in battle than all of Saul's officers, so that his reputation grew rapidly.
30 Y salían los príncipes de los Filisteos; y como ellos salían, portábase David más prudentemente que todos los siervos de Saúl: y era su nombre muy ilustre.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Adriel
Adriel of Meholah, son of Barzillai the Meholathite, who received Saul's daughter Merab in marriage and fathered five sons who were handed over to the Gibeonites.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 21:8
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Jonathan
Saul's noble son and David's devoted friend, who died beside his father at Gilboa.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 14; 1 Samuel 18:1-4; 2 Samuel 1
Merab
Saul's firstborn daughter, offered to David in marriage but given to Adriel of Meholah; five sons she bore to Adriel were later handed over to the Gibeonites (some manuscripts…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 14:49; 1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 18:19
Michal
Saul's daughter who loved David and became his first wife amid her father's schemes.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 18:20-27; 2 Samuel 6:16-23
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 18:24; 1 Samuel 20:17; 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Samuel 18:3; Colossians 2:2
- 2 1 Samuel 17:15; 1 Samuel 16:21–23
- 3 1 Samuel 20:42; 1 Samuel 20:8–17; 2 Samuel 21:7; 2 Samuel 9:1–3; 1 Samuel 23:18
- 4 Genesis 41:42; Esther 6:8–9; Isaiah 61:10; Luke 15:22; 2 Corinthians 5:21
- 5 1 Samuel 18:30; 1 Samuel 18:14–15; Colossians 4:5; Acts 7:10; Ephesians 5:17
- 6 Judges 11:34; Exodus 15:20; Psalm 68:25; Jeremiah 31:11–13
- 7 1 Samuel 21:11; Exodus 15:21; 1 Samuel 29:5; Psalm 24:7–8
- 8 1 Samuel 15:28; Proverbs 13:10; Esther 3:5; James 4:5; 1 Samuel 20:31
- 9 Ephesians 4:27; James 5:9; Genesis 4:5–6; Genesis 31:2; Matthew 20:15
- 10 2 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Kings 18:29; 1 Samuel 19:9; Acts 16:16; 1 Samuel 16:14–16
- 11 1 Samuel 20:33; Isaiah 54:17; John 8:59; Psalm 37:32–33; Luke 4:30
- 12 1 Samuel 18:15; 1 Samuel 18:29; 1 Samuel 16:13–14; 1 Samuel 28:15; 1 Samuel 16:18
- 13 2 Samuel 5:2; Psalm 121:8; 1 Samuel 18:16–17; 1 Samuel 22:7; 1 Samuel 8:12
- 14 Genesis 39:23; Joshua 6:27; 1 Samuel 16:18; Matthew 28:20; Genesis 39:2–3
- 15 Colossians 4:5; Daniel 6:4–5; Psalm 112:5; James 1:5; James 3:17
- 16 1 Samuel 18:5; 2 Samuel 5:2; 1 Kings 3:7; Numbers 27:17; Luke 20:19
- 17 1 Samuel 17:25; 1 Samuel 18:25; 1 Samuel 25:28; 1 Samuel 18:21; 1 Samuel 17:47
- 18 2 Samuel 7:18; 1 Samuel 9:21; 1 Samuel 18:23; Exodus 3:11; Ruth 2:10
- 19 Judges 7:22; 2 Samuel 21:8; Judges 14:20
- 20 1 Samuel 18:28
- 21 1 Samuel 18:17; Jeremiah 9:8; 1 Samuel 18:26; Exodus 10:7; 1 Samuel 19:11–12
- 22 Psalm 55:21; Psalm 36:1–3; 2 Samuel 13:28–29; Proverbs 29:12
- 23 Proverbs 14:20; Ecclesiastes 9:15–16; 1 John 3:1; Proverbs 19:6–7; Psalm 119:141
- 25 1 Samuel 14:24; 1 Samuel 18:17; Genesis 34:12; Exodus 22:16–17; Genesis 17:11–14
- 26 1 Samuel 18:21
- 27 2 Samuel 3:14; 1 Samuel 18:13; Judges 14:19
- 28 Genesis 39:3; 1 Samuel 26:25; Revelation 3:9; 1 Samuel 24:20; Genesis 37:8–11
- 29 Ecclesiastes 4:4; 1 John 3:12–15; James 2:19; 1 Samuel 18:12; Psalm 37:12–14
- 30 2 Samuel 11:1; 1 Samuel 18:5; Ephesians 5:15; Daniel 1:20; Psalm 119:99
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For when he was Saul, his name was derived from Saul: now Saul was a proud king; and in his reign he persecuted the humble David. So when he who was afterwards Paul, was Saul, he was proud, at that time a persecutor of the innocent, at that time a waster of the Church.
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