H1732–דָּוִד–da.vid

And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill.

דָּוִ֑ד da.Vid “David”

And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death.

דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid “David”

So David went in flight and got away and came to Ramah, to Samuel, and gave him an account of all Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and were living in Naioth.

וְדָוִ֨ד (דָוִ֨ד) da.Vid “David”

And word was given to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah.

דָוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.

דָּוִד֒ da.Vid “David”

Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great water-spring in Secu; and questioning the people he said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, They are at Naioth in Ramah.

וְדָוִ֑ד (דָוִ֑ד) da.Vid “David”

And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?

דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between m

דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid “David”

Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

דָּוִ֑ד da.Vid “David”

And David said to Jonathan, Tomorrow is the new moon, and I will not be seated with the king at his table: but let me go to a safe place in the country till the evening.

דָּוִ֜ד da.Vid “David”

And if your father takes note of the fact that I am away, say, David made a request to me for himself that he might go to Beth-lehem, to his town: for it is the time when his family make their offering year by year.

דָוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?

דָּוִד֙ da.Vid “David”

And Jonathan said to David, Come, let us go out into the country. And the two of them went out together into the open country.

דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?

דָּוִ֗ד da.Vid “David”דָּוִ֑ד da.Vid “David”

And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.

דָוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.

דָּוִ֑ד da.Vid “David”דָוִֽד׃ da.Vid “David”

And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.

דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.

דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid “David”

And the king took his seat, as at other times, by the wall: and Jonathan was in front, and Abner was seated by Saul's side, but there was no one in David's seat.

דָּוִֽד׃ da.Vid “David”

And on the day after the new moon, that is, the second day, there was still no one in David's seat: and Saul said to his son Jonathan, Why has the son of Jesse not come to the feast yesterday or today?

דָּוִ֑ד da.Vid “David”

And answering Saul, Jonathan said, He made a request to me that he might go to Beth-lehem,

דָּוִ֛ד da.Vid “David”

And Saul, pointing his spear at him, made an attempt to give him a wound: from which it was clear to Jonathan that his father's purpose was to put David to death.

דָּוִֽד׃ da.Vid “David”

So Jonathan got up from the table, burning with wrath, and took no part in the feast the second day of the month, being full of grief for David because his father had put shame on him.

דָּוִ֔ד da.Vid “David”

Now in the morning, Jonathan went out into the fields at the time he had said to David, and he had a little boy with him.

דָּוִ֑ד da.Vid “David”

But the boy had no idea what was going on; only Jonathan and David had knowledge of it.

וְדָוִ֔ד (דָוִ֔ד) da.Vid “David”