1 Samuel 18:13

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

11He threw the spear at David. He thought, ‘I will hit David so that it fixes him to the wall.’ He tried to do this twice, but David moved out of the way. 12The Lord was with David. But the Lord had left Saul. So Saul was afraid of David. So Saul sent David away from him. He made David the leader of 1,000 soldiers. David led the soldiers into battles, but he always came back again. 14David won all his fights because the Lord was with him. 15Saul saw that David was a great soldier. So he became more afraid of David.

1 Samuel 18:13 word by word

וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ שָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ ל֖וֹ שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף וַיֵּצֵ֥א וַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• removedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• him from him, and madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• him his captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• over a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and he went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and came inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 18:13

• 1 Samuel 18:17Saul said to David, ‘Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will let you marry her. But you must be a brave soldier and you must fight battles for the Lord.’ Saul thought to himself, ‘I will not have to kill David myself. The Philistines will do that.’
• 1 Samuel 8:12The king will choose some of your sons to be officers in his army. Some will be leaders of 1,000 soldiers. Others will be leaders of 50 soldiers. Some of your sons will have to plough the king's fields. They will have to cut his crops at harvest time. They will have to make weapons for the king to fight wars. They will have to fix his chariots.
• 1 Samuel 22:7Saul said to his officers, ‘Listen to me, you men of Benjamin's tribe. Do you really think that this son of Jesse will give fields and vineyards to all of you? Will he make you all officers and leaders in his army? No!
• 1 Samuel 18:16All the people in Israel and Judah loved David because he led the army in their battles.
• Numbers 27:16‘You are the Lord, the God of the spirits of all people. Please choose another man to be leader over all the people.
• 2 Samuel 5:2In the past, when Saul ruled over us as king, you were the leader of Israel's army in the wars. The Lord said to you, “You will take care of my people as a shepherd takes care of his sheep. You will rule over Israel.” ’
• Psalms 121:8Whatever you do and wherever you go, the Lord will always keep you safe, now and for ever.

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 18:13

• Captain
• David
• Jealousy
• Malice
• Prudence

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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