When war broke out again, David went out and fought against the Philistines. He defeated them with such a great force that they fled from him.
Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the cavalry and the chariots. He inflicted a great slaughter on Aram.
Though an army deploys against me, my heart is not afraid; though a war breaks out against me, still I am confident.
and continued to be successful in all his activities because the Lord was with him.
Every time the Philistine commanders came out to fight, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers. So his name became well known.
So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he did before.
Now an evil spirit sent from the Lord came on Saul as he was sitting in his palace holding a spear. David was playing the lyre,
Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, drove their livestock away, and inflicted heavy losses on them. So David rescued the inhabitants of Keilah.