Saul replied to David, “May you be rewarded, ¹  my son David! You will without question be successful!” ²  So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

Now Abner son of Ner, the general in command of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth ¹  and had brought him to Mahanaim.

However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.

Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master’s grandson.

The king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the Lord’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ¹  ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself ²  by kicking against the goads.’ ³ 

When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

As Saul ¹  turned ²  to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. ³  All these signs happened on that very day.

Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.

The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.

But Saul said, “No one will be killed on this day. For today the Lord has given Israel a victory!”

Saul was [thirty] ¹  years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] ²  years.

So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” Then he offered a burnt offering.

So Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ephod,” ¹  for he was at that time wearing the ephod. ² 

The Hebrews who had earlier gone over to the Philistine side ¹  joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

Then Saul said, “All you leaders of the army come here. Find out ¹  how this sin occurred today.

Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan!” ¹  Jonathan was indicated by lot.

Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son ¹  of Abiel.

Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to ¹  Shur, which is next to Egypt.

Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit ¹  from the Lord tormented him.