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1 Samuel 18:14
14David won all his fights because the Lord was with him.
1 Samuel 18:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
- New International Version (NIV)In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David had success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
Context of 1 Samuel 18:14
12The Lord was with David. But the Lord had left Saul. So Saul was afraid of David. 13So 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. David 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. 16All the people in Israel and Judah loved David because he led the army in their battles.
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וַיְהִ֥י דָוִ֛ד לְכָל־דְּרָכָ֖יו מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 18:14
- 1 Samuel 18:5David did whatever Saul asked him to do. And he always did it well. So Saul made David an officer to lead his army. That made the soldiers happy, and it also pleased Saul's officers.
- 1 Samuel 10:7After you see these things happen, you must do whatever seems right to you. God will be with you.
- 1 Samuel 16:18One of the servants said, ‘I know one man who can play a harp very well. He is one of Jesse's sons, who lives in Bethlehem. This man is a brave soldier. He speaks well and he is handsome. The Lord is with him.’
- Genesis 39:2The Lord was with Joseph, so that good things happened to him. Joseph lived in the house of Potiphar, his Egyptian master.
- Joshua 6:27So the Lord was with Joshua to help him. Joshua became famous everywhere in the land.
- Matthew 1:23The prophet had said, ‘A young woman who has never had sex will have a baby boy. People will call her son Immanuel.’ This name means ‘God is with us’.
- Matthew 28:20Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will be with you until the end of time.’
- Acts 18:10I am here with you. Nobody will hurt you. There are many people in this city who will believe in me.’
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18:14
- 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
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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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