7. They sang:Saul has killeda thousand enemies;David has killedten thousand enemies!
8. This song made Saul very angry, and he thought, “They are saying that David has killed ten times more enemies than I ever did. Next they will want to make him king.”
9. Saul never again trusted David.
10. The next day the Lord let an evil spirit take control of Saul, and he began acting like a mad man inside his house. David came to play the harp for Saul as usual, but this time Saul had a spear in his hand.
11. Saul thought, “I'll pin David to the wall.” He threw the spear at David twice, but David dodged and got away both times.
12. Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was helping David and was no longer helping him.
13. Saul put David in charge of a thousand soldiers and sent him out to fight.