1 Samuel 18:5–11

⁵And 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. ⁶And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that ^dthe women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with ^dtabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. ⁷And the women ^eanswered one another as they played, and said,

^fSaul hath slain his thousands,

And David his ten thousands.

⁸And 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 ^gthe kingdom? ⁹And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

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