n my
son will be on the other." The people said to Saul, "Do what you think
best." Therefore Saul said, "Jehovah, God of Israel, why hast thou not
answered thy servant this day? If the sin be mine or that of Jonathan my
son, Jehovah, God of Israel, show it by the lot marked Urim; but if the
sin lies with thy people Israel, show it by the lot marked Thummim."
Then the lot fell on Jonathan and Saul and not on the people. So Saul
said, "Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son. He whom Jehovah
selects must die." The people said to Saul, "It shall not be so!" But
Saul made the people do as he said, and they cast the lot between him
and Jonathan his son; and it fell on Jonathan.

Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." So Jonathan
told him, "I did indeed taste a little honey with the end of the staff
that was in my hand. Here I am! I am ready to die." Saul said, "God do
so to me and more too; Jonathan, you shall surely die!" But all the
people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die who has brought this great
deliverance to Israel? Far from it! As surely as Jehovah lives, not one
hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has done this day what
God wished." So the people saved Jonathan from death.

DAVID'S VICTORY OVER THE GIANT

As long as Saul lived there was bitter war with the Philistines.
Whenever Saul saw a strong or able man, he would take him into his
service.

[Illustration: (C)_Curtis Publishing Company_

_Saul and David_

Painted by W. L. Taylor]

Now the spirit of Jehovah had left Saul and an evil spirit from Jehovah
troubled him. So Saul's servants said to him, "See now, an evil
spirit from Jehovah is troubling you. Let your servants who are here
advise you, and let them seek a man skilled in playing the lyre. Then,
whenever the evil spirit comes upon you, he shall play on the lyre, and
you will be well." Saul said to his servants, "Find me a man who plays
well, and bring him to me."

Then one of the young men said, "I have seen a son of Jesse the
Bethlehemite who is a skilled musician, a strong and able man, a
soldier, careful in speech, handsome, and Jehovah is with him." So Saul
sent messengers to Jesse with the command, "Send me David your son, who
is with the flock."

Then Jesse took ten loaves of bread, a skin of wine, and a kid, and sent
them to Saul by his son David. So David came to Saul and entered his
service; and Saul loved him and he became his armor-bearer. Saul