Rotherham(i)
7 And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said,––Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
8 Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said,––They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands,––What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
9 And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
10 And, when it came to pass, on the morrow, that a superhuman spirit of sadness came suddenly upon Saul, and he was moved to raving in the midst of the house,––and, David, began playing with his hand, as he had done day by day, that a spear being in Saul’s hand,
11 Saul hurled the spear, and said to himself––I will smite David, even to the wall! But David moved round from before him, twice.
12 And Saul feared because of David,––for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed. 13 So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand,––and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently,––and, Yahweh, was with him. 15 And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him. 16 But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David,––for he was going out and coming in before them. 17 So then Saul said unto David––Lo! my elder daughter Merab, her, will I give thee to wife, only, approve thyself unto me as a son of valour and fight the battles of Yahweh. Saul, however, had said to himself––Let not, my own hand, be upon him, but let, the hand of the Philistines, be upon him. 18 And David said unto Saul––Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel,––that I should become son–in–law, to the king? 19 But it came to pass, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul to David, that, she, was given to Adriel the Meholathite, to wife. 20 Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David,––and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes. 21 And Saul said to himself––I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son–in–law today.
12 And Saul feared because of David,––for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed. 13 So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand,––and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently,––and, Yahweh, was with him. 15 And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him. 16 But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David,––for he was going out and coming in before them. 17 So then Saul said unto David––Lo! my elder daughter Merab, her, will I give thee to wife, only, approve thyself unto me as a son of valour and fight the battles of Yahweh. Saul, however, had said to himself––Let not, my own hand, be upon him, but let, the hand of the Philistines, be upon him. 18 And David said unto Saul––Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel,––that I should become son–in–law, to the king? 19 But it came to pass, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul to David, that, she, was given to Adriel the Meholathite, to wife. 20 Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David,––and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes. 21 And Saul said to himself––I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son–in–law today.