Monthly Archives: August 2017

1 Sh’mu’el said to Sha’ul, “Adonaisent me to anoint you king over his people, over Isra’el. Now listen to whatAdonaihas to say. 2 Here is whatAdonai-Tzva’otsays: ‘I remember what ‘Amalek did to Isra’el, how they fought against Isra’el when they were coming up from Egypt. 3 Now go and attack ‘Amalek, and completely destroy everything […]

1 Adonaisaid to Sh’mu’el, “How much longer are you going to go on grieving for Sha’ul, now that I have rejected him as king over Isra’el? Fill your horn with oil, and set out; I will send you to Yishai the Beit-Lachmi, because I have chosen myself a king from among his sons.” 2 Sh’mu’el […]

1 The P’lishtim rallied their troops for war, assembling at Sokhoh in Y’hudah and setting up camp between Sokhoh and ‘Azekah in Efes-Damim. 2 Sha’ul and the men of Isra’el assembled, set up camp in the Elah Valley and drew up their battle line opposite the P’lishtim. 3 The P’lishtim occupied a position on one […]

1 By the time David had finished speaking to Sha’ul, Y’honatan found himself inwardly drawn by David’s character, so that Y’honatan loved him as he did himself. 2 That day, Sha’ul took David into his service and would not let him go home to his father’s house any more. 3 Y’honatan made a covenant with […]

1 Sha’ul told Y’honatan his son and all his servants that they should have David killed. But because Y’honatan was very fond of David, 2 he told him, “My father Sha’ul is out to have you killed. Therefore you must be very cautious tomorrow morning. Find a well-concealed place to hide in. 3 I will […]

1 David fled from the prophets’ dormitory in Ramah, returned to Y’honatan and said, “What have I done? Where have I gone wrong? What sin have I committed that makes your father want to take my life?” 2 Y’honatan replied, “Heaven forbid! You’re not going to die! Look, my father does nothing important or unimportant […]

1 So David got up and left, and Y’honatan went back to the city. 2 David went to see Achimelekh thecohenin Nov. Achimelekh came trembling to meet David and asked, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?” 3 David said to Achimelekh thecohen, “The king has sent me on a mission and […]

1 David left there and took refuge in the Cave of ‘Adulam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family heard of it, they went down to see him there. 2 Then all the people in distress, in debt or embittered began gathering around him, and he became their leader; there were about […]

1 David was told, “The P’lishtim are fighting Ke‘ilah and plundering the threshing-floors.” 2 David consultedAdonai, asking, “Should I go and attack these P’lishtim?”Adonaianswered David, “Go, and attack the P’lishtim, and save Ke‘ilah.” 3 David’s men said to him, “Look, we’re already afraid here in Y’hudah. How much more, then, if we go to Ke‘ilah […]

1 From there David went up and lived in the strongholds of ‘Ein-Gedi. 2 When Sha’ul returned from pursuing the P’lishtim, he was told that David was in the desert at ‘Ein-Gedi. 3 Sha’ul took three thousand men chosen from all Isra’el and went searching for David and his men on the cliffs where the […]