6. When they came home, as David was returning from slaying the Philistine, the women came out from all cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.
7. The dancing women sang and said, “Saul has slain his thousands,and David his ten thousands.”
8. Saul became very angry, and this saying was displeasing to him. Therefore he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what remains for him to have but the kingdom?”
9. So Saul was suspicious of David from that day and forward.
10. It came to pass the following day, that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, so that he raved in the midst of the house. And David was playing the lyre, as at other times. Now there was a spear in Saul’s hand.
11. And Saul threw the spear. For he said, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David avoided him two times.
12. Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.