## I Samuel Chapter 18

###### I Samuel 18:1
[I Samuel 18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:1)

וַיְהִ֗י כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד (ויאהבו) [וַיֶּֽאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ] יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And it was after he finished speaking to Shaul that Yonoson's soul became attached to Dovid's soul, and Yonoson loved him as his own soul.


###### I Samuel 18:2
[I Samuel 18:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:2)

וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּ שָׁא֖וּל בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְלֹ֣א נְתָנ֔וֹ לָשׁ֖וּב בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul took him on that day and did not allow him to return to his father's home.


###### I Samuel 18:3
[I Samuel 18:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:3)

וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ אֹת֖וֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yonoson and Dovid made a covenant, in their great love for one another.


###### I Samuel 18:4
[I Samuel 18:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:4)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yonoson took off the robe he wore and gave it to Dovid, along with his battle garments, and even his sword, his bow, and his belt.


###### I Samuel 18:5
[I Samuel 18:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:5)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid went out, and wherever Shaul sent him he succeeded; Shaul appointed him over the warriors, and he was popular among all the people and also among Shaul's servants.


###### I Samuel 18:6
[I Samuel 18:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:6)

וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗ם בְּשׁ֤וּב דָּוִד֙ מֵהַכּ֣וֹת אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה הַנָּשִׁ֜ים מִכׇּל־עָרֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (לשור) [לָשִׁ֣יר] וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת לִקְרַ֖את שָׁא֣וּל הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ בְּתֻפִּ֥ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
When [the troops] came back, when Dovid returned from slaying the Philistines, the women from all the towns of Yisroel came out to sing and play musical instruments to greet King Shaul, with timbrels, joyful sounds and cymbals.


###### I Samuel 18:7
[I Samuel 18:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:7)

וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּאֲלָפָ֔ו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The rejoicing women called out, and said, "Shaul has slain his thousands, and Dovid his tens of thousands."


###### I Samuel 18:8
[I Samuel 18:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:8)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul grew very angry, and this matter upset him. He said, "They have attributed to Dovid ten thousands, while to me they have attributed thousands. He is lacking only the kingship."


###### I Samuel 18:9
[I Samuel 18:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:9)

וַיְהִ֥י שָׁא֖וּל (עון) [עוֹיֵ֣ן] אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד מֵֽהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָהָֽלְאָה׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul viewed Dovid suspiciously from that day on.


###### I Samuel 18:10
[I Samuel 18:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:10)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
It was on the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Shaul and he raved in the house. Dovid was playing [the harp] with his hand as he did every day, and in Shaul's hand was a spear.


###### I Samuel 18:11
[I Samuel 18:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:11)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul hurled the spear, saying [to himself], "I will strike Dovid and the wall." But Dovid eluded him twice.


###### I Samuel 18:12
[I Samuel 18:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:12)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul feared Dovid, for Adonoy was with him, but He had turned away from Shaul.


###### I Samuel 18:13
[I Samuel 18:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:13)

וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ שָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ ל֖וֹ שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף וַיֵּצֵ֥א וַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
So Shaul removed him from his presence and made him an officer over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.


###### I Samuel 18:14
[I Samuel 18:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:14)

וַיְהִ֥י דָוִ֛ד לְכׇל־דְּרָכָ֖ו מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וַיהֹוָ֖ה עִמּֽוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid succeeded in all his ways, and Adonoy was with him.


###### I Samuel 18:15
[I Samuel 18:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:15)

וַיַּ֣רְא שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא מַשְׂכִּ֣יל מְאֹ֑ד וַיָּ֖גׇר מִפָּנָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul saw that he was very successful, and he was terrified of him.


###### I Samuel 18:16
[I Samuel 18:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:16)

וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה אֹהֵ֖ב אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד כִּי־ה֛וּא יוֹצֵ֥א וָבָ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
But all of Yisroel and Yehudah loved Dovid, for he came out and went in before them.


###### I Samuel 18:17
[I Samuel 18:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:17)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul said to Dovid, "Here is my older daughter, Meirav; I shall give her to you as a wife, but you must be courageous for me and fight Adonoy's wars." Shaul said [to himself], "Let not my hand be upon him; but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him."


###### I Samuel 18:18
[I Samuel 18:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:18)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid said to Shaul, "Who am I and what is my life or my father's family in Yisroel that I should be son-in-law to the king?"


###### I Samuel 18:19
[I Samuel 18:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:19)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
But it happened that when the time came to give Meirav daughter of Shaul to Dovid, that she was given instead to Adrieil the Mecholathite as a wife.


###### I Samuel 18:20
[I Samuel 18:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:20)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
But Michal daughter of Shaul loved Dovid. They told this to Shaul and he was pleased.


###### I Samuel 18:21
[I Samuel 18:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:21)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul said [to himself], "I will give her to him and she will be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines will be upon him." So Shaul said to Dovid, "Through the second [of my two daughters] you will become my son-in-law today."


###### I Samuel 18:22
[I Samuel 18:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:22)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul commanded his servants, "Speak to Dovid secretly and say, 'Behold, the king wants you, and all his servants love you, therefore become now the king's son-in-law.'"


###### I Samuel 18:23
[I Samuel 18:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:23)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul's servants spoke in Dovid's ears these words. Dovid said, "Is it a trivial matter in your eyes to be the king's son-in-law when I am a poor and insignificant person?"


###### I Samuel 18:24
[I Samuel 18:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:24)

וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ עַבְדֵ֥י שָׁא֛וּל ל֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה דִּבֶּ֥ר דָּוִֽד׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul's servants told him saying, "Dovid spoke words such as these."


###### I Samuel 18:25
[I Samuel 18:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:25)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל כֹּה־תֹאמְר֣וּ לְדָוִ֗ד אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּמֹ֔הַר כִּ֗י בְּמֵאָה֙ עׇרְל֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְשָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב לְהַפִּ֥יל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul said, "So shall you say to Dovid, 'The King wants no dowry, only one hundred Philistine foreskins to avenge the king's enemies.'" Shaul intended for Dovid to fall into Philistine hands.


###### I Samuel 18:26
[I Samuel 18:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:26)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
His servants told to Dovid these words, and it was proper in Dovid's eyes, to become the king's son-in-law. Time had not yet expired.


###### I Samuel 18:27
[I Samuel 18:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:27)

וַיָּ֨קׇם דָּוִ֜ד וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ**׀** ה֣וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו וַיַּ֣ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ מָאתַ֣יִם אִישׁ֒ וַיָּבֵ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶת־עׇרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וַיְמַלְא֣וּם לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ שָׁא֛וּל אֶת־מִיכַ֥ל בִּתּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid rose and went, he and his men, and slew two hundred Philistine men. Dovid brought their foreskins and gave them all to the king so that he could become the king's son-in-law. Shaul gave him his daughter Michal as a wife.


###### I Samuel 18:28
[I Samuel 18:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:28)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul saw and realized that Adonoy was with Dovid, and that Michal, Shaul's daughter, loved him.


###### I Samuel 18:29
[I Samuel 18:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:29)

וַיֹּ֣אסֶף שָׁא֗וּל לֵרֹ֛א מִפְּנֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד ע֑וֹד וַיְהִ֥י שָׁא֛וּל אֹיֵ֥ב אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul continued to fear Dovid even more; Shaul remained Dovid's enemy all his life.


###### I Samuel 18:30
[I Samuel 18:30](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/18:30)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistine officers would venture out and whenever they ventured out, Dovid was more successful than all of Shaul's servants; his reputation became highly respected.