1 Samuel 16:21
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
- KJV
- And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
- WEB
- David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
- ASV
- And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.
- DARBY
- And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.
- BLB
- And David came to Saul and stood before his face, and he loved him greatly, and he became to him a bearer of weapons.
- ÅB
- Slik kom David til Saul, og han ble i hans tjeneste; og Saul fikk ham meget kjær, og han ble hans våpenbærer.
- OTB
- Så kom David til Saul og trådte inn i hans tjeneste; og Saul elsket ham høyt, og han ble hans våpenbærer.
- B1930
- Således kom David til Saul, og han blev i hans tjeneste; og Saul fikk ham meget kjær, og han blev hans våbensvenn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 41:46
And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Read in contextProverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Read in contextPsalms 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Read in contextPsalms 118:9
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
Read in contextPsalms 62:9
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 1:38
But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
Read in context1 Kings 10:8
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
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