Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Samuel 19:7 in context
1 Samuel 19:4–10
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Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Don’t let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you;
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for he put his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”
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Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore, “As the LORD lives, he shall not be put to death.”
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Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.
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There was war again. David went out and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
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An evil spirit from the LORD was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing music with his hand.
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Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence; and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.
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