First Reading
1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7
Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.
18:6Now when David returned, after be slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.
7And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand; what can he have more but the kingdom?
9And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.
19:1And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan the son of Saul loved David exceedingly.
2And Jonathan told David, saying: Saul my father seeketh to kill you: therefore look to yourself, I beg you, in the morning, and you shall abide in a secret place and shall be hid.
3And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are: and I will speak of you to my father, and whatever I shall see, I will tell you.
4And Jonathan spoke good things of David to Saul his father: and said to him: Sin not, O king, against your servant, David, because he has not sinned against you, and his works are very good towards you.
5And he put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought great salvation for all Israel. You sawest it and did rejoice. Why therefore will you sin against innocent blood by killing David, who is without fault?
6And when Saul heard this he was appeased with the words of Jonathan, and swore: As the Lord liveth he shall not be killed.
7Then Jonathan called David and told him all these words: and Jonathan brought in David to Saul, and he was before him, as he had been yesterday and the day before.