1 Samuel 16:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד לְפָנָ֑יו וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיְהִי־ל֖וֹ נֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלִֽים׃

Transliteration

And wə-yābōʾ Dāwid to Šāʾûl and wə-yaʿămōd before him. And he wə-yeʾĕhābēhû very much, and he wə-yəhî-lô nōśēʾ kēlîm.

Grammar Details

*wə-yābōʾ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came
*Dāwid*: proper noun - David
*Šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
*wə-yaʿămōd*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he stood
*wə-yeʾĕhābēhû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he loved him
*wə-yəhî-lô*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he became to him
*nōśēʾ*: Qal participle, masculine singular construct - bearer of
*kēlîm*: noun, masculine plural - weapons/armor/vessels

Word Meanings

*nōśēʾ kēlîm*: armor bearer/weapon carrier/equipment bearer
*kēlîm*: weapons/armor/vessels/implements

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Referenced Verses

Gen 41:46 : 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.
Prov 22:29 : 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
Deut 1:38 : 38 Joshua the son of Nun, who standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage thou him; for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time Jehovah set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
1 Kgs 10:8 : 8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
Ps 62:9 : 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.
Ps 118:9 : 9 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in princes.
Ps 146:3 : 3 Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Sam 16:22
83%
22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.
1 Sam 18:15-17
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78%
15And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
16But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
17And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
1 Sam 18:3-5
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77%
3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
1 Sam 17:31-32
2 verses
75%
31And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.
32And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
1 Sam 18:20-22
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75%
20And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
22And Saul commanded his servants, [saying], Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
1 Sam 18:28-30
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74%
28And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.
30Then 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.]
1 Sam 17:41
74%
41And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
1 Sam 18:1
74%
1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
1 Sam 16:18-20
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18Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.
19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.
20And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
1 Sam 19:7
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7And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as beforetime.
1 Sam 17:37-39
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37And David said, Jehovah that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and Jehovah shall be with thee.
38And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.
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1 Sam 18:12-13
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74%
12And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.
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1 Sam 26:25
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25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do mightily, and shalt surely prevail. So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
1 Sam 17:57-58
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73%
57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
1 Sam 18:24
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24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
1 Sam 16:12-13
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73%
12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
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1 Sam 17:34
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34And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,
1 Sam 24:16
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16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
1 Sam 17:22
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22And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
1 Sam 26:17
72%
17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
1 Sam 21:10
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10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
2 Sam 1:2
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2it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
1 Sam 31:5
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5And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.
1 Sam 26:22
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22And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.
1 Sam 18:9
71%
9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
1 Sam 24:9
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9And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
1 Sam 19:1
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1 Chr 10:5
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5And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died.
1 Sam 17:20
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20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.
1 Sam 23:16
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1 Sam 26:5
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1 Sam 16:6
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6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
1 Sam 22:13
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13And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
1 Sam 24:7
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7So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.