1 I kad svrši razgovor sa Saulom, duša Jonatanova prionu za dušu Davidovu, i Jonatan ga zapazi kao svoju dušu. 2 I uze ga Saul taj dan, i ne dade mu da se vrati kući oca svog. 3 I Jonatan učini veru s Davidom, jer ga ljubljaše kao svoju dušu. 4 I skide Jonatan sa sebe plašt, koji nošaše, i dade ga Davidu, i odelo svoje i mač svoj i luk svoj i pojas svoj. 5 I iđaše David na šta ga god Saul pošiljaše, i beše srećan, i postavi ga Saul nad vojnicima, i omile svemu narodu, pa i slugama Saulovim. 6 A kad se vraćahu, i kad se David vraćaše ubivši Filistejina, izlaziše žene iz svakog grada Izrailjevog pevajući i igrajući na susret caru Saulu, s bubnjevima i s veseljem i guslama. 7 I otpevajući žene jedne drugima uza svirke govorahu: Saul zgubi svoju hiljadu, ali David svojih deset hiljada. 8 I razgnevi se Saul vrlo, i ne biše mu po volji te reči, i reče: Davidu dadoše deset hiljada, a meni dadoše hiljadu; još mu samo carstvo treba. 9 I od tog dana Saul gledaše popreko Davida. 10 A sutradan napade Saula zli duh Božji, te prorokovaše u kući, a David mu udaraše rukom svojom u gusle kao pre: a Saulu u ruci beše koplje. 11 I Saul baci koplje govoreći: Da prikujem Davida za zid. Ali mu se David izmače dva puta. 12 I Saula beše strah od Davida, jer Gospod beše s njim, a od Saula beše odstupio. 13 Zato ga ukloni Saul od sebe, i postavi ga hiljadnikom; i on odlažaše i dolažaše pred narodom. 14 I David beše srećan u svemu što činjaše, jer Gospod beše s njim. 15 A Saul videći da je veoma srećan, bojaše ga se. 16 A sav Izrailj i Juda ljubljaše Davida, jer on odlažaše i dolažaše pred njima. 17 I reče Saul Davidu: Evo, kćer svoju stariju Meravu daću ti za ženu, samo mi budi hrabar i vodi ratove Gospodnje. Jer Saul govoraše: Neću da se digne moja ruka na nj, nego filistejska ruka neka se digne na nj. 18 A David reče Saulu: Ko sam ja i kakav je život moj ili dom oca mog u Izrailju, da budem zet carev? 19 A kad dođe vreme da Meravu, kćer Saulovu, dadu Davidu, dadoše je Adrilu Meolaćaninu za ženu. 20 Ali Davida ljubljaše Mihala, kći Saulova; a kad to javiše Saulu, bi mu po volji. 21 I reče Saul: Daću mu je da mu bude zamka i da se diže na nj ruka filistejska. A Davidu reče Saul: Bićeš mi danas zet s drugom. 22 I zapovedi Saul slugama svojim: Recite Davidu tajno i govorite: Gle, omileo si caru, i sve sluge njegove ljube te; budi sada zet carev. 23 I sluge Saulove rekoše te reči Davidu, a David reče: Mislite li da je lako biti zet carev? Ta ja sam siromah i mali čovek. 24 I Saulu javiše ovo sluge njegove govoreći: Ovako reče David. 25 A Saul reče: Ovako recite Davidu: Ne traži car uzdarja, nego sto okrajaka filistejskih, da se car osveti svojim neprijateljima. A Saul mišljaše kako bi David pao u ruke Filistejima. 26 I sluge njegove kazaše Davidu te reči, i Davidu bi po volji da postane carev zet. I vreme se još ne navrši. 27 A David usta i otide sa svojim ljudima, i pobi dvesta Filisteja. I donese David okrajke njihove, i dadoše ih na broj caru da bi postao carev zet. I Saul mu dade za ženu Mihalu kćer svoju. 28 I Saul vide i pozna da je Gospod sa Davidom; i Mihala kći Saulova ljubljaše ga. 29 A Saul se još većma poboja Davida; i beše Saul jednako neprijatelj Davidu. 30 A knezovi filistejski udarahu; i kad god udarahu, David beše srećniji od svih sluga Saulovih, i ime se njegovo vrlo proslavi.
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
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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