7. The women played and sang:“Saul has slain his thousands,David his tens of thousands.”
8. Saul was very angry and resentful of the song, for he thought: “They give David tens of thousands, but only thousands to me. All that remains for him is the kingship.”
9. From that day on, Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
10. The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raged in his house. David was in attendance, playing the harp as at other times, while Saul was holding his spear.
11. Saul poised the spear, thinking, “I will nail David to the wall!” But twice David escaped him.
12. Saul then began to fear David because the Lord was with him but had turned away from Saul.
13. Saul sent him out of his presence and appointed him a field officer. So David led the people on their military expeditions
14. and prospered in all his ways, for the Lord was with him.
15. Seeing how he prospered, Saul feared David.