1 Samuel 18:16

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But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in their campaigns.

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  • 1 Sam 18:5 : 5 David went out and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul gave him command over the soldiers, and he was well-liked by everyone, including Saul’s officers.
  • 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 "In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”
  • 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, but I am only a young and inexperienced servant who does not know how to carry out his duties.
  • Luke 19:48 : 48 But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said.
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
  • Num 27:17 : 17 to go out and come in before them, to lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.

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  • 1 Sam 18:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

    5 David went out and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul gave him command over the soldiers, and he was well-liked by everyone, including Saul’s officers.

    6 As David was returning after striking down the Philistine, women came from all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing to meet King Saul with tambourines, songs of joy, and musical instruments.

  • 1 Sam 18:12-15
    4 verses
    78%

    12 Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.

    13 So Saul removed David from his presence and appointed him as a commander over a thousand men. David led the troops out and brought them back in.

    14 David succeeded in everything he did because the LORD was with him.

    15 When Saul saw how successful David was, he became afraid of him.

  • 1 Sam 16:21-22
    2 verses
    78%

    21 When David came to Saul and stood before him, Saul loved him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

    22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Allow David to remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight."

  • 1 Sam 18:30
    77%

    30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, but every time they went out, David had more success than all of Saul’s servants, and he became highly esteemed.

  • 1 Sam 18:20
    76%

    20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.

  • 1 Sam 18:28
    76%

    28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him,

  • 1 Chr 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16 David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

    17 So David’s fame spread throughout the lands, and the LORD caused all the nations to fear him.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-32
    2 verses
    75%

    31 When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

    32 David said to Saul, 'Let no one lose heart because of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him.'

  • 1 Chr 18:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13 David stationed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became his servants. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

    14 David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

  • 1 Sam 29:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Isn't this the David they sang about in their dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands'?

    6 So Achish called David and said to him, "As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your conduct with me in the camp has been good in my eyes. I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until today. But the rulers don’t approve of you.

  • 1 Sam 18:22
    74%

    22 Then Saul ordered his servants, 'Speak to David privately and say, "Look, the king likes you, and all his servants love you; now become his son-in-law."'

  • 1 Sam 18:17
    73%

    17 Saul said to David, 'Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage, but you must serve me bravely and fight the LORD’s battles.' For Saul thought, 'I will not raise my hand against him; let the Philistines do that.'

  • 2 Sam 8:15
    73%

    15 David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness to all his people.

  • 1 Sam 19:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 Then Jonathan called David and told him everything. He brought David to Saul, and David was once again in Saul’s presence as before.

    8 War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    72%

    8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

  • 2 Sam 6:21
    72%

    21 David said to Michal, 'It was before the LORD who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when He appointed me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD!'

  • 1 Sam 16:18
    72%

    18 One of the young men answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a valiant warrior, eloquent, and handsome, and the LORD is with him."

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    72%

    12 Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 1 Sam 18:1
    72%

    1 When David had finished speaking to Saul, Jonathan's soul was deeply connected to David's, and Jonathan loved him as much as he loved his own life.

  • 2 Sam 3:18
    72%

    18 Now do it! For the Lord has promised David, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’'

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    72%

    25 Then Saul said to David, "Blessed are you, my son David. You will do great things and surely prevail." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    71%

    2 David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 3:36
    71%

    36 All the people took note of this, and it pleased them, just as everything the king did pleased them.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    71%

    15 But David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    71%

    2 So David asked the LORD, saying, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."

  • 1 Chr 12:16
    71%

    16 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing its banks. They drove out all the people living in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    71%

    24 When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

  • 1 Sam 22:14
    71%

    14 Ahimelech answered the king, 'Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king's son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and highly respected in your house?'

  • 1 Sam 18:26
    71%

    26 When Saul’s servants told David these words, it pleased David to become the king’s son-in-law. However, the allotted time had not yet passed.

  • 1 Sam 17:25
    71%

    25 The Israelites said, 'Have you seen this man who comes out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him; he will also give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his family from taxes in Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 16:12
    71%

    12 So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; this is the one."

  • 2 Sam 19:15
    71%

    15 He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one person. They sent word to the king, 'Return, you and all your men.'

  • 2 Sam 5:10
    71%

    10 David continued to grow in power, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    71%

    3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had said through Samuel.

  • 2 Sam 5:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 "In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

    3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. Then they anointed David king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
    71%

    37 David added, 'The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.' Saul said to David, 'Go, and may the LORD be with you.'

  • 1 Chr 11:9
    71%

    9 David grew stronger and stronger, for the LORD Almighty was with him.

  • 1 Chr 12:38
    70%

    38 From across the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with every kind of weapon for war.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
    70%

    21 Then David returned to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and had stayed behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the troops with him, and David greeted them warmly.