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1 Chronicles 18:1 (CEV)

Later, David attacked and defeated the Philistines. He captured their town of Gath and the nearby villages.

1 Chronicles 18:11 (CEV)

David gave these gifts to the Lord , just as he had done with the silver and gold he had captured from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.

1 Chronicles 18:12 (CEV)

Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed 18,000 of their troops.

1 Chronicles 18:13 (CEV)

Then he stationed troops in Edom, and the people there had to accept David as their ruler. Everywhere David went, the Lord gave him victory in war.

1 Chronicles 18:14 (CEV)

David ruled all Israel with fairness and justice.

1 Chronicles 18:15 (CEV)

Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.

1 Chronicles 18:16 (CEV)

Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests. Shavsha was the secretary.

1 Chronicles 18:17 (CEV)

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard. David's sons were his highest-ranking officials.

1 Samuel 18:1 (CEV)

David and Saul finished talking, and soon David and Jonathan became best friends. Jonathan thought as much of David as he did of himself.

The next day the Lord let an evil spirit take control of Saul, and he began acting like a crazy man inside his house. David came to play the harp for Saul as usual, but this time Saul had a spear in his hand.

1 Samuel 18:11 (CEV)

Saul thought, “I'll pin David to the wall.” He threw the spear at David twice, but David dodged and got away both times.

1 Samuel 18:12 (CEV)

Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was helping David and was no longer helping him.

1 Samuel 18:13 (CEV)

Saul put David in charge of 1,000 soldiers and sent him out to fight.

1 Samuel 18:14 (CEV)

The Lord helped David, and he and his soldiers always won their battles.

1 Samuel 18:15 (CEV)

This made Saul even more afraid of David.

1 Samuel 18:16 (CEV)

But everyone else in Judah and Israel was loyal to David, because he led the army in battle.

1 Samuel 18:17 (CEV)

One day, Saul told David, “If you'll be brave and fight the Lord 's battles for me, I'll let you marry my oldest daughter Merab.” But Saul was really thinking, “I don't want to kill David myself, so I'll let the Philistines do it for me.”

1 Samuel 18:18 (CEV)

David answered, “How could I possibly marry your daughter? I'm not very important, and neither is my family.”

1 Samuel 18:19 (CEV)

But when the time came for David to marry Saul's daughter Merab, Saul told her to marry Adriel from the town of Meholah.

1 Kings 18:10 (CEV)

I swear to you in the name of the living Lord your God that the king has looked everywhere for you. He sent people to look in every country, and when they couldn't find you, he made the leader of each country swear that you were not in that country.

1 Kings 18:11 (CEV)

Do you really want me to tell him you're here?

1 Kings 18:12 (CEV)

What if the Lord 's Spirit takes you away as soon as I leave? When Ahab comes to get you, he won't find you. Then he will surely kill me. I have worshiped the Lord since I was a boy.

1 Kings 18:13 (CEV)

I even hid 100 of the Lord 's prophets in caves when Jezebel was trying to kill them. I also gave them food and water.