1 Samuel

Chapter 18

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y kּekalּoto֙ ledabּe֣r 'el-shsha'֔ul vene֨peshsh֙ yeh֣onata֔n niqeshshera֖h bּene֣peshsh dּavi֑d vy'hbv vayּe'ehabe֥hu yehonata֖n kּenapeshshֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.

וַיְהִ֗י כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד ויאהבו וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּache֥hu shsha'֖ul bּayּ֣om hah֑u velo֣ netan֔o lashsh֖ub bּe֥yt 'abiֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.

וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּ שָׁא֖וּל בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְלֹ֣א נְתָנ֔וֹ לָשׁ֖וּב בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּikero֧t yehonata֛n vedavi֖d bּeri֑yt bּe'ahabat֥o 'ot֖o kּenapeshshֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ אֹת֖וֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitepּashshּe֣t yehonata֗n 'eֽt-hamּe'iyl֙ 'ashshe֣r 'ala֔yv vaֽyּitּene֖hu ledavi֑d umadּa֕yv ve'ad-charebּ֥o ve'ad-qashshetּ֖o ve'ad-chagorֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.

וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן אֶֽת־הַמְּעִיל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֔יו וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ לְדָוִ֑ד וּמַדָּ֕יו וְעַד־חַרְבּ֥וֹ וְעַד־קַשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְעַד־חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֨ davi֜d bּekol֩ 'ashshe֨r yishshelache֤nּu shsha'ul֙ yashsekּi֔yl vayeshsime֣hu shsha'֔ul 'a֖l 'aneshshe֣y hamּilechama֑h vayּiytab֙ bּe'eyne֣y kal-ha'a֔m vega֕m bּe'eyne֖y 'abede֥y shsha'ֽul׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul’s officers as well.

וַיֵּצֵ֨א דָוִ֜ד בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּ שָׁאוּל֙ יַשְׂכִּ֔יל וַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּ שָׁא֔וּל עַ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י כָל־הָעָ֔ם וְגַ֕ם בְּעֵינֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y bּebo'a֗m bּeshsh֤ub dּavid֙ mehakּ֣ot 'et-hapּelishshetּi֔y vatּetze֨'nah hanּashshi֜ym mikּal-'are֤y yishsera'el֙ lshvr lashshi֣yr vehamּechol֔ot liqera֖'t shsha'֣ul hamּe֑leke bּetupּi֥ym bּeshsimecha֖h ubeshshalishshiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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, with joyful songs and with timbrels and lyres.

וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗ם בְּשׁ֤וּב דָּוִד֙ מֵהַכּ֣וֹת אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה הַנָּשִׁ֜ים מִכָּל־עָרֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לשור לָשִׁ֣יר וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת לִקְרַ֖את שָׁא֣וּל הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ בְּתֻפִּ֥ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽtּa'ane֛ynah hanּashshi֥ym haֽmeshsachaq֖ot vatּo'ma֑rena hikּa֤h shsha'ul֙ b'lpv bּa'alapa֔yv vedavi֖d bּeribebotaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As they danced, they sang: "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands."

וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ באלפו בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּi֨char leshsha'֜ul me'o֗d vayּe֤ra bּe'eynayv֙ hadּaba֣r hazּe֔h vayּo֗'mer naten֤u ledavid֙ rebab֔ot veli֥y naten֖u ha'alapi֑ym ve'֥od l֖o 'a֥ke hamּelukaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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?"

וַיִּ֨חַר לְשָׁא֜וּל מְאֹ֗ד וַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָתְנ֤וּ לְדָוִד֙ רְבָב֔וֹת וְלִ֥י נָתְנ֖וּ הָאֲלָפִ֑ים וְע֥וֹד ל֖וֹ אַ֥ךְ הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֥y shsha'֖ul 'vn 'oye֣n 'et-dּavi֑d mehayּ֥om hah֖u vahaֽle'ah׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

וַיְהִ֥י שָׁא֖וּל עון עוֹיֵ֣ן אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד מֵהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָהָֽלְאָה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y miֽmּachora֗t vatּitzela֣ch rucha֩ 'elohi֨ym ׀ ra'a֤h ׀ 'el-shsha'ul֙ vayּitenabּe֣ betoke-habּa֔yit vedavi֛d menagּe֥n bּeyad֖o kּey֣om ׀ bּey֑om vehachani֖yt bּeyad-shsha'ֽul׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The next day an evil spirit from God came powerfully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand

וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַתִּצְלַ֣ח רוּחַ֩ אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ רָעָ֤ה ׀ אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙ וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣א בְתוֹךְ־הַבַּ֔יִת וְדָוִ֛ד מְנַגֵּ֥ן בְּיָד֖וֹ כְּי֣וֹם ׀ בְּי֑וֹם וְהַחֲנִ֖ית בְּיַד־שָׁאֽוּל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤tel shsha'ul֙ 'eֽt-hachani֔yt vayּo֕'mer 'akּe֥h bedavi֖d ubaqּi֑yr vayּisּo֥b dּavi֛d mipּana֖yv pּa'amaֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and he hurled it, saying to himself, "I’ll pin David to the wall." But David escaped from him twice.

וַיָּ֤טֶל שָׁאוּל֙ אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֔ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַכֶּ֥ה בְדָוִ֖ד וּבַקִּ֑יר וַיִּסֹּ֥ב דָּוִ֛ד מִפָּנָ֖יו פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּira֥ shsha'֖ul milּipene֣y davi֑d kּiֽy-haya֤h yehvah֙ 'imּ֔o ume'i֥m shsha'֖ul saֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.

וַיִּרָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל מִלִּפְנֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד כִּֽי־הָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וּמֵעִ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל סָֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayesire֤hu shsha'ul֙ meֽ'imּ֔o vayeshsime֥hu l֖o shsar-'a֑lep vayּetze֥ vayּabo֖ lipene֥y ha'aֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns.

וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ שָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ ל֖וֹ שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף וַיֵּצֵ֥א וַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֥y davi֛d lekal-dּareka֖v mashsekּi֑yl vaֽyhva֖h 'imּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In everything he did he had great success, because the LORD was with him.

וַיְהִ֥י דָוִ֛ד לְכָל־דָּרְכָ֖ו מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣re shsha'֔ul 'ashsher-h֖u mashsekּi֣yl me'o֑d vayּa֖gar mipּanaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.

וַיַּ֣רְא שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא מַשְׂכִּ֣יל מְאֹ֑ד וַיָּ֖גָר מִפָּנָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-yishsera'el֙ viyhuda֔h 'ohe֖b 'et-dּavi֑d kּiֽy-h֛u yotze֥ vaba֖ lipeneyheֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וִיהוּדָ֔ה אֹהֵ֖ב אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד כִּֽי־ה֛וּא יוֹצֵ֥א וָבָ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer shsha'֜ul 'el-dּavi֗d hinּeh֩ bitּi֨y hagּedola֤h merab֙ 'otahּ֙ 'etּen-leka֣ le'ishshּa֔h 'a֚ke heyeh-lּi֣y leben-cha֔yil vehilּache֖m milecham֣ot yehva֑h veshsha'֣ul 'ama֗r 'al-tּehi֤y yadiy֙ bּ֔o utehiy-b֖o yad-pּelishshetּiֽym׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me valiantly and fight the battles of the LORD." For Saul said to himself, "I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד הִנֵּה֩ בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה מֵרַב֙ אֹתָהּ֙ אֶתֶּן־לְךָ֣ לְאִשָּׁ֔ה אַ֚ךְ הֱיֵה־לִּ֣י לְבֶן־חַ֔יִל וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וְשָׁא֣וּל אָמַ֗ר אַל־תְּהִ֤י יָדִי֙ בּ֔וֹ וּתְהִי־ב֖וֹ יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer dּavi֜d 'el-shsha'֗ul mi֤y 'aֽnokiy֙ umi֣y chayּa֔y mishshepּa֥chat 'abi֖y bּeyishsera'e֑l kּiֽy-'eheye֥h chata֖n lamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל מִ֤י אָֽנֹכִי֙ וּמִ֣י חַיַּ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת אָבִ֖י בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־אֶהְיֶ֥ה חָתָ֖ן לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y bּe'e֥t tּe֛t 'et-mera֥b bּat-shsha'֖ul ledavi֑d vehi֧y nitּena֛h le'aderiy'e֥l hamּecholati֖y le'ishshּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.

וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֵ֥ת תֵּ֛ת אֶת־מֵרַ֥ב בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל לְדָוִ֑ד וְהִ֧יא נִתְּנָ֛ה לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּe'eha֛b miyka֥l bּat-shsha'֖ul 'et-dּavi֑d vayּagּi֣du leshsha'֔ul vayּishsha֥r hadּaba֖r bּe'eynaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Saul’s daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.

וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב מִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְשָׁא֔וּל וַיִּשַׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer shsha'֜ul 'etּene֤nּah lּo֙ utehiy-l֣o lemoqe֔shsh utehiy-b֖o yad-pּelishshetּi֑ym vayּo֤'mer shsha'ul֙ 'el-dּavi֔d bּishshetּa֛yim tּitechatּe֥n bּi֖y hayּֽom׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"I will give her to him," he thought, "so that she may be a snare 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."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה לּוֹ֙ וּתְהִי־ל֣וֹ לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ וּתְהִי־ב֖וֹ יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן בִּ֖י הַיּֽוֹם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetza֨v shsha'֜ul 'et-'abada֗v dּabּer֨u 'el-dּavi֤d bּalּat֙ le'mo֔r hinּe֨h chape֤tz bּeka֙ hamּe֔leke vekal-'abada֖yv 'aheb֑uka ve'atּa֖h hitechatּe֥n bּamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Saul ordered his attendants: "Speak to David privately and say, 'Look, the king is pleased with you, and his attendants all love you; now become his son-in-law.'"

וַיְצַ֨ו שָׁא֜וּל אֶת־עֲבָדָ֗ו דַּבְּר֨וּ אֶל־דָּוִ֤ד בַּלָּט֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֨ה חָפֵ֤ץ בְּךָ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֖יו אֲהֵב֑וּךָ וְעַתָּ֖ה הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyedabּer֞u 'abede֤y shsha'ul֙ bּe'azene֣y davi֔d 'et-hadּebari֖ym ha'e֑lּeh vayּo֣'mer dּavi֗d haֽneqalּa֤h be'eֽyneykem֙ hitechatּe֣n bּamּe֔leke ve'anoki֖y 'iֽyshsh-ra֥shsh veniqeleֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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? I am only a poor man and little known."

וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ עַבְדֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָנֹכִ֖י אִֽישׁ־רָ֥שׁ וְנִקְלֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּagּi֜du 'abede֥y shsha'֛ul l֖o le'mo֑r kּadּebari֥ym ha'e֖lּeh dּibּe֥r dּaviֽd׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)When Saul’s attendants reported to him what David had said,

וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ עַבְדֵ֥י שָׁא֛וּל ל֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה דִּבֶּ֥ר דָּוִֽד׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer shsha'֜ul kּoֽh-to'mer֣u ledavi֗d 'eֽyn-che֤petz lamּe֨leke֙ bּemo֔har kּi֗y bּeme'ah֙ 'arel֣ot pּelishshetּi֔ym lehinּaqe֖m bּe'oyebe֣y hamּe֑leke veshsha'֣ul chashsha֔b lehapּi֥yl 'et-dּavi֖d bּeyad-pּelishshetּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Saul replied, "Say to David, 'The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.'" Saul’s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל כֹּֽה־תֹאמְר֣וּ לְדָוִ֗ד אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּמֹ֔הַר כִּ֗י בְּמֵאָה֙ עָרְל֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְשָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב לְהַפִּ֥יל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּagּi֨du 'abada֤yv ledavid֙ 'et-hadּebari֣ym ha'e֔lּeh vayּishsha֤r hadּabar֙ bּe'eyne֣y davi֔d lehitechatּe֖n bּamּe֑leke velo֥ male'֖u hayּamiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the allotted time had elapsed,

וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ עֲבָדָ֤יו לְדָוִד֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָלְא֖וּ הַיָּמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨qam dּavi֜d vayּe֣leke ׀ h֣u va'anashsha֗yv vayּa֣ke bּapּelishshetּiym֮ ma'ta֣yim 'iyshsh֒ vayּabe֤ david֙ 'et-'arelo֣teyhe֔m vayemale'֣um lamּe֔leke lehitechatּe֖n bּamּe֑leke vayּitּen-l֥o shsha'֛ul 'et-miyka֥l bּitּ֖o le'ishshּaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented the full number to the king so that he might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.

וַיָּ֨קָם דָּוִ֜ד וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ ׀ ה֣וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו וַיַּ֣ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ מָאתַ֣יִם אִישׁ֒ וַיָּבֵ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶת־עָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וַיְמַלְא֣וּם לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ שָׁא֛וּל אֶת־מִיכַ֥ל בִּתּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤re shsha'ul֙ vayּe֔da kּi֥y yehva֖h 'im-dּavi֑d umiyka֥l bּat-shsha'֖ul 'ahebaֽtehu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Saul realised that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

וַיַּ֤רְא שָׁאוּל֙ וַיֵּ֔דַע כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִם־דָּוִ֑ד וּמִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'sep shsha'֗ul lero֛ mipּene֥y davi֖d '֑od vayehi֥y shsha'֛ul 'oye֥b 'et-dּavi֖d kּal-hayּamiֽym׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.

וַיֹּ֣אסֶף שָׁא֗וּל לֵרֹ֛א מִפְּנֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד ע֑וֹד וַיְהִ֥י שָׁא֛וּל אֹיֵ֥ב אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze'֖u shsare֣y pelishshetּi֑ym vayehi֣y ׀ midּe֣y tze'ta֗m shsaka֤l dּavid֙ mikּol֙ 'abede֣y shsha'֔ul vayּiyqa֥r shshem֖o me'oֽd׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.

וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י ׀ מִדֵּ֣י צֵאתָ֗ם שָׂכַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ מִכֹּל֙ עַבְדֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּיקַ֥ר שְׁמ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃ס