1 Samuel 16:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 41:46 : 46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.
  • Deut 1:38 : 38 Joshua, the son of Nun, your servant, he will go into the land: say to him that he is to be strong, for he will be Israel's guide into their heritage.
  • Deut 10:8 : 8 At that time the Lord had the tribe of Levi marked out to take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, to be before the Lord and to do his work and to give blessings in his name, to this day.
  • 1 Kgs 10:8 : 8 Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.
  • Ps 118:9 : 9 It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
  • Ps 146:3 : 3 Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

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  • 1 Sam 16:22
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    22 And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.

  • 1 Sam 18:15-17
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    78%

    15 And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.

    16 But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

    17 And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 18:3-5
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    3 Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.

    4 And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.

    5 And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-32
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    31 And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.

    32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart become feeble because of him; I, your servant, will go out and have a fight with this Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 18:20-22
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    20 And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.

    21 And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.

    22 And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.

  • 1 Sam 18:28-30
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    28 And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.

    29 And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.

    30 Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
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    41 And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.

  • 1 Sam 18:1
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    1 Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.

  • 1 Sam 16:18-20
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    18 Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.

    19 So Saul sent his servants to Jesse and said, Send me your son David who is with the sheep.

    20 And Jesse took five cakes of bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David.

  • 1 Sam 19:7
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    7 Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.

  • 1 Sam 17:37-39
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    37 And David said, The Lord, who kept me safe from the grip of the lion and the bear, will be my saviour from the hands of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go! and may the Lord be with you.

    38 Then Saul gave David his clothing of war, and put a head-dress of brass on his head and had him clothed with a coat of metal.

    39 And David took Saul's sword and put the band round him over the metal coat, and was unable to go forward; for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, It is not possible for me to go out with these, for I am not used to them. So David took them off.

  • 1 Sam 18:12-13
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    12 And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.

    13 So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.

  • 1 Sam 26:25
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    25 Then Saul said to David, May a blessing be on you, David, my son; you will do great things and without doubt you will overcome. Then David went on his way, and Saul went back to his place.

  • 1 Sam 17:57-58
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    57 And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

    58 And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24 And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.

  • 1 Sam 16:12-13
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    12 So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.

    13 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.

  • 1 Sam 17:34
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    34 And David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeper of his father's sheep; and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16 So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

  • 1 Sam 17:22
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    22 And David gave his parcels into the hands of the keeper of the army stores, and went running to the army and came to his brothers to get knowledge about them.

  • 1 Sam 26:17
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    17 And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10 Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.

  • 2 Sam 1:2
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    2 On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.

  • 1 Sam 31:5
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    5 And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and was united with him in death.

  • 1 Sam 26:22
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    22 Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.

  • 1 Sam 18:9
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    9 And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9 And after that David came out of the hollow rock, and crying after Saul said, My lord the king. And when Saul gave a look back, David went down on his face and gave him honour.

  • 1 Sam 19:1
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    1 And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.

  • 1 Chr 10:5
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    5 And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and came to his death.

  • 1 Sam 17:20
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    20 And David got up early in the morning, and, giving the sheep into the care of a keeper, took the things and went as Jesse had said; and he came to the lines where the carts were, when the army was going out to the fight giving their war-cry.

  • 1 Sam 23:16
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    16 And Saul's son Jonathan went to David in Horesh, and made his hands strong in God;

  • 1 Sam 26:5
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    5 And David got up and came to the place where Saul's tents were: and David had a view of the place where Saul was sleeping with Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul was sleeping inside the ring of carts, and the tents of the people were all round him.

  • 1 Sam 16:6
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    6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
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    13 And Saul said to him, Why have you made designs against me with the son of Jesse, giving him food and a sword and getting directions from the Lord for him, and helping him to take up arms against me, and to be on the watch to make a secret attack on me as he is doing now?

  • 1 Sam 24:7
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    7 And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.