3. Jonathan liked David so much that they promised they would always be loyal friends.
4. Jonathan took off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David. He also gave him his military clothes, his sword, his bow and arrows, and his belt.
5. David was a success in everything that Saul sent him to do, and Saul made him a high officer in his army. That pleased everyone, including Saul's other officers.
6. David had killed Goliath, the battle was over, and the Israelite army set out for home. As the army went along, women came out of each Israelite town to welcome King Saul. They were singing happy songs and dancing to the music of tambourines and harps.
7. They sang:Saul has killeda thousand enemies;David has killedten thousand enemies!
8. This song made Saul very angry, and he thought, “They are saying that David has killed ten times more enemies than I ever did. Next they will want to make him king.”
9. Saul never again trusted David.
22-23. Saul ordered his officials to speak to David in private, so they went to David and said, “Look, the king likes you, and all his officials are loyal to you. Why not ask the king if you can marry his daughter Michal?”“I'm not rich or famous enough to marry princess Michal!” David answered.
24. The officials went back to Saul and told him exactly what David had said.
25. Saul was hoping that the Philistines would kill David, and he told his officials to tell David, “The king doesn't want any silver or gold. He only wants to get even with his enemies. All you have to do is to bring back proof that you have killed a hundred Philistines!”
26. The officials told David, and David wanted to marry the princess.King Saul had set a time limit, and before it ran out,
27. David and his men left and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought back the proof and showed it to Saul, so he could marry Michal. Saul agreed to let David marry Michal.
28. Saul knew that she loved David, and he also realized that the Lord was helping David.
29. But knowing those things made Saul even more afraid of David, and he was David's enemy for the rest of his life.
30. The Philistine rulers kept coming to fight Israel, but whenever David fought them, he won. He was famous because he won more battles against the Philistines than any of Saul's other officers.