I Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 298
The History of the People of Israel
this to David, ‘The Leader does not care for a dowry, but wishes for a hundred foreskins of the Philishtim, as a revenge on the king's enemies! (But Saul was plotting to throw
Davd into the hands of the Phiiish- itim. Hist ministers therefore reported
this speech to David, and the idea to be son-in-law to the Chieftain was capital in David's view; but the opportunity did not arrive. T here- fore David prepared and marched, he and his men, and killed two hundred persons of the Philishtim, and David brought their foreskins, thus satisfying the Leader, and thus justifying his being made his son—in-law. Saul then gave him Mikal his daughter as a wife. Saul also saw, and acknowledged that the Ev1zR—L1v1No was with David, and that Mikal, his daughter, loved him. Saul, however, still continued to be afraid of David; and Saul was an enemy to David all the time. When the Philishtim generals
advanced, David’s strategy was more skilful against them than that of any of the officers of Saul, so his name became famous. (B·C· 1059-) §aui urhzrz the marker et @¤irih.———3¤:tatlyan remunztrutzs.
19 Saul consequently ordered his son lonathan, and all his oflicers to kill David; but jonathan, Saul’s son, had a great admiration for David, so jonathan informed David, telling My father, Saul, is trying to get you killed, so look out now in the morning, and keep yourself in the house, and do not come out. But I will go and station myself beside my father at the parade, where you should be, and I will talk about you to my father, and will watch the result, and report it to you. jonathan, accordingly, spoke well
about David to his father Saul, and Do not let the king hurt David, his officer, for he has not injured you, but has done you very great services. For he put his life in his hand and assailed the Philishtim, the EVER-LIVING effecting a great victory for all Israel, and you saw it, and were glad,—·~so why now sin David without a cause? Saul listened to the voice of
By the life of the LORD he shall not be jonathan afterwards went to David,
and reported to him the whole con- versation. jonathan also brought David to Saul, and he associated with him as formerly. (ac. 1059.) @uhii¤ rants the gplgiliz- lines, but §aul in iealmxa 3nrg tries in mnrhzr him hg his uhm iliunh. When there was war again, David
went out and fought with the Phi- lishtim, and defeated them with a crushing defeat, so that they fled before him. Then the Evil Spirit from the EVER-LIVING came upon Saul, and he sat in his room with his javelin in his hand, while David was playing, and Saul tried to pin David with his javelin to the wall; but he rushed from Saul’s presence and the javelin fastened itself in the wall. So David fled and hid himself that night. IO
makin flies hg u Minhum lulyen Saufz ®1mrhz surrmmiv his §¤us2. Saul, however, sent troops to
David's house to keep watch and kill him in the morning, but Mikal his If you do not save your life to-night, you will So Mikal let David down out of a window, and he successfully escaped and hid himself. Then Mikal took the teraphim and put them on the bed with a goat’s heard laid for its beard, and covered it with clothing, so when Saul sent his guards to seize David, she said, Saul, however, sent messengers to see David himself, Bring him on his bed to me that I may kill him! ’ xx 298 I2
