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1 Samuel 18:13
13And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
1 Samuel 18:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
- New International Version (NIV)So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand. And he went out and came in before the people.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Context of 1 Samuel 18:13
11And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him twice. 12And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul. And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him. 15And Saul saw that he prospered well, and he stood in awe of him.
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וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ שָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ ל֖וֹ שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף וַיֵּצֵ֥א וַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 18:13
- 1 Samuel 18:17And Saul said to David, Behold my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. But Saul thought, My hand shall not be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be upon him.
- 1 Samuel 8:12and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.
- 1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
- 1 Samuel 18:16But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
- Numbers 27:16Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly,
- 2 Samuel 5:2Even aforetime, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.
- Psalms 121:8Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth and for evermore.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Made him his captain - This was under pretense of doing him honor, when it was in effect only to rid himself of the object of his envy.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviour towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion, especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitate this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisely in all our ways? Is there no sinful omission, no rashness of spirit, nothing wrong in our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-15Saul came to view David as a threat rather than an ally and would do anything to get rid of him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Therefore Saul removed him from him--sent him away from the court, where the principal persons, including his own son, were spellbound with admiration of the young and pious warrior. made him captain over a thousand--gave him a military commission, which was intended to be an honorable exile. But this post of duty served only to draw out before the public the extraordinary and varied qualities of his character, and to give him a stronger hold of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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