1 Samuel 18:9

Plain English Version

From then on, he was jealous of David, and he watched him all the time.

Cross References

Genesis 31:2

Jacob also saw that Laban wasn’t friendly to him any more.

Matthew 20:15

It’s all right for me to do what I want with my own money, right? If I’m good to somebody, don’t get upset with me.’ ”

Ephesians 4:27

Don’t make it easy for the devil, the boss over the bad spirits, to get you to go wrong.

James 5:9

My Christian friends, don’t complain about each other, or God will judge you and say that you are wrong. He is the big judge, and he is coming soon. He is nearly here already.

1 Samuel 18:10

The next day, God sent a bad spirit to Saul. It made him go really mad. He just sat there in his house and screamed. David played the guitar for him as before. Saul was holding a spear in his hand,

1 Samuel 18:8

Saul heard their words, and he was really angry. He thought, “They reckon David killed more enemy soldiers than me. Maybe they want to make him the boss of us Israel mob, instead of me?”

1 Samuel 19:1

One day, Saul said to his son Jonathan and to his workers, “David has got to die. You have to kill him.” But Jonathan was good friends with David,