大卫与约拿单
大卫对扫罗说完了话，约拿单的心与大卫的心深相契合。约拿单爱大卫，如同爱自己的性命。
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那日扫罗留住大卫，不让他回父家。And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
3约拿单爱大卫如同爱自己的性命，就与他立约。Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4约拿单从身上脱下外袍，给了大卫，又把战衣、刀、弓、腰带都给了他。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扫罗无论差遣大卫往何处去，他都做事精明。扫罗立他作军队的指挥官，众百姓和扫罗的臣仆都看为美。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.
扫罗妒忌大卫
6大卫打死了那非利士人，同众人回来的时候，妇女们从以色列各城里出来，欢欢喜喜，打鼓奏乐，唱歌跳舞，迎接扫罗王。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.
7众妇女欢乐唱和，说： “扫罗杀死千千， 大卫杀死万万。”And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8扫罗非常愤怒，不喜欢这话。他说：“将万万归给大卫，千千归给我，只剩下王国没有给他！”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?
9从这日起，扫罗就敌视大卫。And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10次日，从神来的邪灵紧抓住扫罗，他就在家中胡言乱语。大卫照常弹琴，扫罗手里拿着枪。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扫罗把枪一掷，心里说：“我要将大卫刺透，钉在墙上。”大卫闪避了他两次。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扫罗惧怕大卫，因为耶和华离开自己，与大卫同在。And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13所以扫罗叫大卫离开自己，立他为千夫长，他就领兵出入。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大卫所做的每一件事都精明，耶和华也与他同在。And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
15扫罗见大卫做事精明，就更怕他。Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16但以色列和犹大众人都爱大卫，因为他领他们出入。But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
大卫娶扫罗的女儿
17扫罗对大卫说：“看哪，我将大女儿米拉嫁给你，只要你作我的勇士，为耶和华争战。”扫罗心里说：“我不好亲手害他，要藉非利士人的手害他。”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大卫对扫罗说：“我是谁，我是什么出身，我父家在以色列中算什么，岂敢作王的女婿呢？”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扫罗的女儿米拉到了当嫁给大卫的时候，扫罗却将她嫁给了米何拉人亚得列。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扫罗的女儿米甲爱大卫。有人告诉扫罗，这件事在扫罗眼中看为合宜。And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21扫罗心里说：“我把这女儿嫁给大卫，作他的圈套，好藉非利士人的手害他。”所以扫罗第二次对大卫说：“你今日可以作我的女婿。”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扫罗吩咐臣仆：“你们暗中对大卫说：‘看哪，王喜欢你，王的臣仆也都爱戴你，现在你就作王的女婿吧。’”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扫罗的臣仆照这话说给大卫听。大卫说：“你们把作王的女婿看为小事吗？我是贫穷卑微的人。”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扫罗的臣仆回奏说，大卫说了这样的话。And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
25扫罗说：“你们要对大卫这样说：‘王不要什么聘礼，只要一百非利士人的包皮，好在王的仇敌身上报仇。’”扫罗的意图是要大卫落在非利士人的手中。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扫罗的臣仆把这话告诉大卫，大卫就欢喜作王的女婿。日期还没有到，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.
27大卫和跟随他的人起来前往，杀了二百☛“二百”：七十士译本是“一百”。非利士人，将包皮足数交给王，为要作王的女婿。于是扫罗将女儿米甲嫁给大卫。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扫罗见耶和华与大卫同在，女儿米甲又爱大卫，And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
29就更怕大卫，常常与大卫为敌。And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
30每逢非利士的军官出来打仗，大卫做事比扫罗任何臣仆更精明，因此他的名极受尊重。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.