Today is the 16th day of May. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is wonderful.

To be here with you today as we gather and take the next step forward together. And that

next step forward will lead us back into the book of 1 Samuel, where we are very much

about to get to know David and the intertwining of David and Saul's lives. Now that David

has killed a giant in the Ilah Valley, a giant named Goliath, and now David is famous.

Overnight's celebrity, and he has a lot that he has to learn to deal with.

And so let's pick up the story. First Samuel, chapter 18, verse 5, through 19, verse 24 today.

David went out wherever Saul sent him, and he was successful. So Saul put him in charge of a group

of soldiers. All the people approved, as did Saul's officials. As the army was coming back from

battle, when David was returning from striking down the Philistine, women came out from all the

cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful music, with hand drums,

and with noise makers. The women sang to each other as they played. Saul has slain his thousands,

and David is ten thousands. Saul became furious because he resented this statement. He said,

they have credited David with tens of thousands, but to me they have credited only thousands.

What more can be given to him but the kingship? So Saul eyed David suspiciously from that day on.

On the next day, an evil spirit from God overcame Saul, and in a frenzy he prophesied inside the house.

David had a liar in his hand. He was playing as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand.

He hurled this spear because he thought I will pin David to the wall. But David escaped from his

presence twice. Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul.

So Saul sent David away from his court and made him a commander over a unit of a thousand.

So David led the army out to battle and back again. David was successful in everything he did,

and the Lord was with him. When Saul saw that David was so successful, he was even more afraid.

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