1 Samuel 18:28-30

Living Bible

²⁸ When the king realized how much the Lord was with David and how immensely popular he was with all the people, ²⁹ he became even more afraid of him and grew to hate him more with every passing day. ³⁰ Whenever the Philistine army attacked, David was more successful against them than all the rest of Saul’s officers. So David’s name became very famous throughout the land.