Saulsaidto his servantswho stoodaroundhim, "Hearnow,O Benjamites!Will the sonof Jessealsogiveto allof you fieldsand vineyards?Will he makeyou allcommandersof thousandsand commandersof hundreds?
Then Davidnumberedthe peoplewhowere with him and setoverthem commandersof thousandsand commandersof hundreds.
Now a worthlessfellowhappenedto be therewhose namewas Sheba,the sonof Bichri,a Benjamite;and he blewthe trumpetand said,"We havenoportionin David,Nordo we have inheritancein the sonof Jesse;Everymanto his tents,O Israel!"
When allIsrael[saw] that the kingdid not listento them, the peopleansweredthe king,saying,"Whatportiondo we have in David?[We have] noinheritancein the sonof Jesse;To your tents,O Israel!Nowlookafter your own house,David!"So Israeldepartedto their tents.
Then someof the sonsof Benjaminand Judahcameto the strongholdto David.
Then a shootwill springfrom the stemof Jesse,And a branchfrom his rootswill bearfruit.
Then in that dayThe nationswill resortto the rootof Jesse,Whowill standas a signalfor the peoples;And His restingplacewill be glorious.
Davidwas prosperingin allhis waysfor the LORD[was] with him.
It cameabout the nextday,the second[day] of the newmoon,that David'splacewas empty;so Saulsaidto Jonathanhis son,"Whyhas the sonof Jessenot cometo the meal,eitheryesterdayortoday?"
Then Saul'sangerburnedagainst Jonathanand he saidto him, "You sonof a perverse,rebelliouswoman! Do I not knowthat you are choosingthe sonof Jesseto your own shameand to the shameof your mother'snakedness?
Saulthen saidto him, "Whyhave you and the sonof Jesseconspiredagainstme, in that you have givenhim breadand a swordand have inquiredof Godfor him, so that he would riseup againstme by lyingin ambushas [it is] thisday?"
Then Doegthe Edomite,whowas standingby the servantsof Saul,said,"I sawthe sonof Jessecomingto Nob,to Ahimelechthe sonof Ahitub.
But NabalansweredDavid'sservantsand said,"Whois David?And whois the sonof Jesse?There are manyservantstodaywho are eachbreakingawayfrom his master.
