1. David and Saul finished talking, and soon David and Jonathan became best friends. Jonathan thought as much of David as he did of himself.
2. From that time on, Saul kept David in his service and would not let David go back to his own family.
3. Jonathan liked David so much that they promised they would always be loyal friends.
4. Jonathan took off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David. He also gave him his military clothes, his sword, his bow and arrows, and his belt.
5. David was a success in everything that Saul sent him to do, and Saul made him a high officer in his army. That pleased everyone, including Saul's other officers.
6. David had killed Goliath, the battle was over, and the Israelite army set out for home. As the army went along, women came out of each Israelite town to welcome King Saul. They were singing happy songs and dancing to the music of tambourines and harps.
7. They sang:Saul has killeda thousand enemies;David has killedten thousand enemies!