Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers. New Living Translation So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer. English Standard Version And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. Berean Standard Bible When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer. King James Bible And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. New King James Version So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer. New American Standard Bible Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul greatly loved him, and he became his armor bearer. NASB 1995 Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer. NASB 1977 Then David came to Saul and attended him, and Saul loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer. Legacy Standard Bible Then David came to Saul and stood before him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer. Amplified Bible Then David came to Saul and attended him. Saul loved him greatly and [later] David became his armor bearer. Christian Standard Bible When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer. Holman Christian Standard Bible When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer. American Standard Version And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And David came to Shaul and stood before him, and he loved him greatly, and he was Armor Bearer for him Brenton Septuagint Translation And David went in to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer. Contemporary English Version David went to Saul and started working for him. Saul liked him so much that he put David in charge of carrying his weapons. Douay-Rheims Bible And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer. English Revised Version And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. GOD'S WORD® Translation David came to Saul and served him. Saul loved him very much and made David his armorbearer. Good News Translation David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much and chose him as the man to carry his weapons. International Standard Version David went to Saul and began to serve him. Saul loved him very much, and he became his armor bearer. JPS Tanakh 1917 And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer. Literal Standard Version And David comes to Saul, and stands before him, and he loves him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons. Majority Standard Bible When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer. New American Bible Thus David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul became very fond of him and made him his armor-bearer. NET Bible David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor bearer. New Revised Standard Version And David came to Saul, and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. New Heart English Bible David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer. Webster's Bible Translation And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor-bearer. World English Bible David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer. Young's Literal Translation And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Serves Saul…20And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David. 21When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer. 22Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”… Cross References Genesis 41:46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh's presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt. Judges 9:54 He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" So Abimelech's armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died. 1 Samuel 16:22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him." 1 Samuel 17:15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep in Bethlehem. 1 Samuel 17:55 As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, "Abner, whose son is this young man?" "As surely as you live, O king," Abner replied, "I do not know." 1 Samuel 19:7 So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before. Proverbs 22:29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Treasury of Scripture And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer. stood before him 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. Deuteronomy 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. Deuteronomy 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. loved him Psalm 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. Psalm 118:9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. Psalm 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. Jump to Previous Armor Armorbearer Armor-Bearer Armor-Bearers Armourbearer Armour-Bearer Arms Attended Bearer Care David Dear Entered Loved Saul Servant Service Standeth Stood Waiting WeaponsJump to Next Armor Armorbearer Armor-Bearer Armor-Bearers Armourbearer Armour-Bearer Arms Attended Bearer Care David Dear Entered Loved Saul Servant Service Standeth Stood Waiting Weapons1 Samuel 16 1. Samuel sent by God, under pretense of a sacrifice, comes to Bethlehem6. His human judgment is reproved 11. He anoints David 15. Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit (21) And he became his armour-bearer.--But probably only for a very short time. David returned, we should conclude, to Samuel, whose pupil and friend we know he was. The seer was watching over the young man with a view to his lofty destiny. Saul apparently, from his question in 1Samuel 17:55, "Whose son is this youth?" had forgotten all about him. There is no "note of time," so we are not able to determine how long a period had elapsed between the events narrated in this chapter and the combat with the Philistines told in 1 Samuel 17. It is, however, likely that the king's malady, which was making rapid progress in this period of his reign, had already obscured his once powerful mind; his memory for the past was likely enough to have been treacherous.Verses 21-23. - David came to Saul, and stood before him. The latter phrase means, "became one of his regular attendants." This, and his being appointed one of Saul's armour bearers, happened only after the lapse of some time. The armour bearer, like the esquire in the middle ages, had to carry his lord's lance, and sword, and shield, and was always a tried soldier, and one whom the king trusted. It was apparently after the combat with Goliath that Saul sent to Jesse, and asked that David might be always with him; and until his jealousy burst forth David was very dear to him, and his music exercised a soothing influence upon his melancholy. At first, probably, these fits of insanity came upon Saul only at distant intervals, but afterwards more frequently, and with such loss of self-control that he more than once tried to murder David, and even Jonathan, his own son. We have, then, here a summary of the relations of Saul to David until the unfortunate day when the king heard the women ascribe to the youthful soldier the higher honor (1 Samuel 18:7); and thenceforward these friendly feelings gave way to a growing dislike which deprived Saul of a faithful servant, and finally cost him his crown and life on Mount Gilboa.
Hebrew When Davidדָוִד֙ (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse came וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Saul שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites and entered his service, וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations Saul admired וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּ (way·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f him greatly, מְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily and David became וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be his armor-bearer. נֹשֵׂ֥א (nō·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take Links 1 Samuel 16:21 NIV1 Samuel 16:21 NLT 1 Samuel 16:21 ESV 1 Samuel 16:21 NASB 1 Samuel 16:21 KJV 1 Samuel 16:21 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 16:21 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 16:21 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 16:21 French Bible 1 Samuel 16:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 16:21 David came to Saul and stood before (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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