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And Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart; go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; you showed lovingkindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

So Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is east of Egypt.

So now, please forgive my sin and return with me, that I may worship Yahweh."

So Samuel said to him, "Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.

So Samuel returned, following after Saul, and Saul worshiped Yahweh.

But Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before Yahweh at Gilgal.

So Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel grieved over Saul. And Yahweh regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

So Samuel did what Yahweh said and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, "Do you come in peace?"

So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And Yahweh said, "Arise, anoint him, for this is he."

So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me now a man who can play well and bring him to me."

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David who is with the flock."

So Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David now stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight."

So David arose early in the morning and left the flock with a keeper and carried the supplies and went as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the circle of the camp while the military force was going out in battle lines shouting the war cry.

And David girded his sword over his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. So David said to Saul, "I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them." And David took them off.

And David sent his hand down into his bag and took from it a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground.

Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and put him to death and cut off his head with it. Then the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, so they fled.

So when David returned from striking down the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine's head in his hand.

So David went out wherever Saul sent him and prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war. And it was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul's servants.

So Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.

Then Saul saw that he was prospering greatly, so he dreaded him.