David and Goliath – 1 Samuel 17:32–58
- David tells Saul not to fear, because he will go and fight the Philistine. Saul points out that David is a youth, and David reminds him that as a shepherd he has killed lions and bears. Saul tells him to go, and may the Lord be with him.
- Saul clothes David in armor, and David takes a staff, his sling, and five smooth stones from the brook. Goliath comes at David and asks if he is a dog, that David comes at him with sticks. David tells him that the Lord will deliver him into his hand, and David will strike him down and cut off his head, for the battle is the Lord's.
- David slings a stone, striking Goliath in the head, and he falls face down on the ground. David runs forward and draws his sword, then beheads Goliath. When the Philistines hear that their champion is dead, they flee. The men of Israel and Judah pursue them, and David brings Goliath's head to Jerusalem.
- Saul asks Abner whose son David is, but Abner doesn't know. Saul has David brought to him, and David tells him he is the son of Jesse the Bethlehemite.
David and Jonathan's Friendship – 1 Samuel 18
- David and Jonathan become good friends, and Saul has David brought into his house. Jonathan gives David his robe, armor, sword, and belt. David is successful in whatever he does, so Saul sets him over the men of war.
Saul's Jealousy of David
- Saul hears the women singing about Saul killing his thousands and David killing his ten thousands, and he is jealous of David. The next day a harmful spirit rushed onto Saul, and he calls for David to play his lyre. Twice while David is playing, Saul throws his speak at him, but David evades him. Saul is afraid of David because God is with him, Saul stands in fearful awe of him, and Israel and Judah loves David.
David Marries Michal
- Saul tries to give David his daughter Merab, telling him to be valiant in the Lord's battles (he hope the Philistines will take his life). David asks who he is to be the son-in-law to the king, and Saul gives Merab to another man.
- Saul's daughter Michal loves David, and Saul hopes to use her as a snare for him (that the hands of the Philistines would be against him). David again asks who is he to be a son-in-law to the king, and Saul says that he requires no bride-price except 100 foreskins of Philistines. David brings back 200 foreskins, and Saul gives him Michal for a wife. When Saul realizes the Lord is with David, and that his daughter loves David, Saul is even more afraid. David continues to have success in fighting the Philistines.
Saul Tries to Kill David – 1 Samuel 19
- Saul tries to talk Jonathan and his servants into killing David, but Jonathan loves David and tells him what his father is planning. He tells him to go into hiding and that he will convey to him his father's plans. Jonathan then points out to Saul that David has done nothing wrong and has brought great salvation to Israel. He questions his father why he would have him put to death. Saul listens and decrees that David will not be put to death, and Jonathan calls David back to Saul.
- A war again breaks out, and David goes to fight the Philistines. A harmful spirit comes upon Saul, and David is called to play the lyre. Saul again throws his spear at him, and David flees. Saul sends messengers to David's house to watch him, and Michal lets him down through a window so he can escape. She makes a form of David, and when the messengers come, she tells them he is sick. Saul sends the messengers back to bring David to him, and when he learns David has fled, he questions Michal why she deceived him.
Deliver Me from My Enemies – Psalm 59
- David laments, seeking God's protection from Saul. In the first half, David cries for help, and in the second he voices confidence that God will protect him and make an example of his persecutors.
Saul Tries to Kill David – 1 Samuel 19 continued
- David escapes to Samuel in Ramah, and tells him what Saul has done. Samuel and David go to live in Naioth, and Saul finds out. He sends messengers to them three times, but God humbles the messengers each time. Then Saul goes to them himself, and God humbles him as well (he also prophesies before Samuel).
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