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1 Samuel 18:30

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28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

29 he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.

Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
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BSB
Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
KJV
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
WEB
Then the princes of the Philistines went out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.
ASV
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
DARBY
And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David succeeded better than all the servants of Saul; and his name was much esteemed.
BLB
And the princes of the Philistines went out. And it came to pass whenever they went out, [that] David acted more wisely than all the servants of Saul, and His name became highly esteemed.
ÅB
Så dro filistrenes høvdinger ut i krigen, og så ofte de dro ut, bar David seg klokere at enn alle Sauls tjenere, og han fikk et stort navn.
OTB
Da dro filisternes kommandanter ut i kamp, og det skjedde, så ofte de dro ut, at David hadde større suksess enn alle Sauls tjenere.
B1930
Så drog filistrenes høvdinger ut i krigen, og så ofte de drog ut, bar David sig klokere at enn alle Sauls tjenere, og han fikk et stort navn.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:1

    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

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  • 1 Samuel 18:5

    So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

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  • Ephesians 5:15

    Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

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  • Daniel 1:20

    In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

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  • Psalms 119:99

    I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

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  • Luke 21:15

    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.

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  • 1 Peter 2:4

    As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

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