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1 Samuel 18:16
16All the people in Israel and Judah loved David because he led the army in their battles.
1 Samuel 18:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
- New International Version (NIV)But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
Context of 1 Samuel 18:16
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. All the people in Israel and Judah loved David because he led the army in their battles. 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.’ 18But David said to Saul, ‘I am not an important person. My family and my father's clan are not important either. I do not deserve to marry the king's daughter.’
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וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וִיהוּדָ֔ה אֹהֵ֖ב אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד כִּֽי־ה֛וּא יוֹצֵ֥א וָבָ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 18:16
- 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.
- Luke 19:48But all the people were listening to him very carefully. They wanted to hear everything that he was saying. So those leaders did not know how they could kill him.
- Luke 20:19The teachers of God's Law and the leaders of the priests knew that Jesus had told this story about them. They were the bad farmers in the story. So they wanted to take hold of Jesus immediately. But they did not do it, because they were afraid of the people.
- Numbers 27:17He will lead them when they go out to fight, and he will bring them back safely. Then the Lord's people will not be like sheep who have no shepherd.’
- 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.” ’
- 1 Kings 3:7Lord my God, I am only a young man. I have not learned how to rule well. But you have now made me become king, as my father David was king.
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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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