1Samuel 18

Amizade de Jônatas para com Davi

1 Tendo Davi acabado de falar com Saul, ligou-se a *Gn 44.30alma de Jônatas com a de Davi, e *1Sm 20.17;Dt 13.6;2Sm 1.26Jônatas amou-o como a si mesmo. 2 Naquele dia, Saul o tomou e *1Sm 17.15não lhe permitiu que tornasse para a casa de seu pai. 3 *1Sm 20.8-17Jônatas e Davi fizeram aliança, porque Jônatas o amava como a si mesmo. 4 *1Sm 17.38;Gn 41.42;Et 6.8Despojou-se Jônatas da capa de que estava vestido e deu-a a Davi e bem assim a sua armadura, incluindo a sua espada, o seu arco e o seu cinto. 5 Saiu Davi aonde quer que Saul o enviava e conduzia-se com prudência; Saul deu-lhe o mando sobre a gente de guerra, e isso pareceu bem a todo o povo e também aos servos de Saul.

O cântico das mulheres indigna a Saul

6 Ao virem eles, na ocasião da volta de Davi, depois de morto o filisteu, *Êx 15.20-21;Jz 11.34;Sl 68.25;149.3as mulheres saíram de todas as cidades de Israel, cantando e dançando, ao encontro do rei Saul, com tambores, com alegria e com instrumentos de música. 7 As mulheres, tangendo, *1Sm 21.11;29.5;Êx 15.21respondiam umas as outras:

*1Sm 21.11Saul matou os seus milhares,

*2Sm 18.3E Davi, as suas dezenas de milhares.

8 Saul irou-se em extremo, e desagradou-lhe este incidente. Ele disse: A Davi elas deram dez milhares e a mim, milhares. *1Sm 15.28Que lhe falta senão só o reino? 9 Daquele dia em diante não via Saul a Davi com bons olhos.

10 Ao outro dia, *1Sm 16.14o espírito maligno, enviado de Deus, apoderou-se de Saul, *1Sm 19.23-24e profetizava dentro da casa; e Davi tocava a harpa com a sua mão, *1Sm 16.23como o fazia todos os dias. *1Sm 19.9Saul tinha na mão a sua lança, 11 que *1Sm 19.10;20.33arrojou, dizendo: Traspassarei a Davi contra a parede. Davi, porém, desviou-se de diante dele por duas vezes. 12 *1Sm 18.15,29Saul temia a Davi, *1Sm 16.13,18porque Jeová era com Davi e *1Sm 16.14;28.15se tinha retirado dele. 13 Por isso, Saul o afastou de si e o fez comandante de mil homens. *1Sm 18.16;2Sm 5.2Ele saía e entrava diante do povo. 14 Davi conduzia-se com prudência em todos os caminhos, e *1Sm 16.18Jeová era com ele. 15 Vendo Saul que ele se conduzia com muita prudência, tinha medo dele. 16 Mas *1Sm 18.5todo o Israel e Judá amavam a Davi, porque saía e entrava diante deles.

Saul intenta matar Davi pela astúcia

17 Disse Saul a Davi: *1Sm 17.25Eis aqui Merabe, minha filha mais velha, que te darei por mulher, contanto que sejas homem de valor e pelejes as *1Sm 17.36,47;25.28;Nm 21.14batalhas de Jeová. Pois Saul dizia consigo: Não seja a minha mão contra ele, *1Sm 18.21,25mas sim a dos filisteus. 18 Respondeu Davi a Saul: *1Sm 9.21;18.23;2Sm 7.18Quem sou eu, e qual é a minha vida ou a família de meu pai em Israel, para vir a ser genro do rei? 19 Mas, tendo chegado o tempo em que Merabe, filha de Saul, devia ser dada a Davi, foi ela dada por mulher a *2Sm 21.8Adriel, *Jz 7.22;1Rs 19.16meolotita. 20 *1Sm 18.28Mical, filha de Saul, amava a Davi. Contaram-no a Saul, e isso lhe agradou. 21 Disse Saul: Eu lha darei, para que ela lhe sirva de laço e *1Sm 18.17para que a mão dos filisteus seja contra ele. Pelo que disse Saul a Davi: *1Sm 18.26Pela segunda vez, virás hoje a ser meu genro.

Mical, a filha de Saul, ama a Davi e casa com ele

22 Ordenou Saul aos seus servos: Falai em segredo a Davi: Eis que tu estás no agrado do rei, e todos os seus servos te amam; agora, consente em ser genro do rei. 23 Os servos de Saul falaram essas palavras aos ouvidos de Davi, que respondeu: Parece-vos pouca coisa ser genro do rei, *Gn 34.12;29.20sendo eu pobre e de nenhuma valia? 24 Os servos de Saul lhe referiram isso, dizendo: Desta maneira falou Davi. 25 Então, disse Saul: Assim direis a Davi: O rei não deseja *Êx 22.17dote, mas cem prepúcios de filisteus, *1Sm 14.24para tomar vingança dos inimigos do rei. Ora, *1Sm 18.17Saul pensava em fazer Davi cair por mão dos filisteus. 26 Tendo os servos de Saul referido essas palavras a Davi, agradou-lhe tornar-se genro do rei. *1Sm 18.21Antes de se terem expirado os dias, 27 levantou-se Davi, e partiu, *1Sm 18.17ele e seus homens, e matou dentre os filisteus duzentos homens; *2Sm 3.14trouxe os prepúcios deles e deu-os em número completo ao rei, para ser seu genro. Saul deu-lhe por mulher sua filha Mical. 28 Viu Saul e conheceu que Jeová era com Davi; e Mical, filha de Saul, também o amava. 29 Saul temia ainda mais a Davi e continuamente se fazia seu inimigo.

30 Saíram os régulos dos filisteus à campanha; e, sempre que saíam, *1Sm 18.5conduzia-se Davi com mais prudência do que todos os servos de Saul; e o seu nome tornou-se muito querido.

1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.*18.5 behaved…: or, prospered

6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.*18.6 Philistine: or, Philistines*18.6 instruments…: Heb. three stringed instruments 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?*18.8 displeased him: Heb. was evil in his eyes 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.*18.14 behaved…: or, prospered 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.*18.17 valiant: Heb. a son of valour 18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. 20 And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.*18.20 pleased him: Heb. was right in his eyes 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.

22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law. 23 And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.*18.24 On…: Heb. According to these words 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.*18.26 expired: Heb. fulfilled 27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.*18.30 set by: Heb. precious