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1 Samuel 18:13

Saul

11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

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BSB
Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
DARBY
And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
BLB
And Saul turned aside from him and made him captain of a thousand, and he went out and came in before the face of the people.
ÅB
Derfor sendte Saul ham fra seg og satte ham til høvedsmann over tusen; og han dro ut og dro inn foran folket.
OTB
Så fjernet Saul ham fra sin nærhet og utnevnte ham til en kommandant over tusen; og han gikk ut og kom inn foran folket.
B1930
Derfor sendte Saul ham fra sig og satte ham til høvedsmann over tusen; og han drog ut og drog inn foran folket.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 5:2

    Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

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  • Psalms 121:8

    The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

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  • 1 Samuel 18:16–17

    But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:7

    Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

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  • 1 Samuel 8:12

    And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

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  • Numbers 27:16–17

    Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

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  • 1 Samuel 18:25

    And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

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