1 Samuel 28:2

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David replied to Achish, "Then you will know what your servant can accomplish." Achish said to David, "Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life."

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  • 1 Sam 27:10 : 10 When Achish asked, "Where did you raid today?" David replied, "Against the Negev of Judah, against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites, and against the Negev of the Kenites."
  • 2 Sam 16:16-19 : 16 When Hushai the Arkite, David's friend, came to Absalom, he said to him, "Long live the king! Long live the king!" 17 Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this the loyalty you show your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?" 18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No, the one chosen by the Lord, by these people, and all the men of Israel—him I will serve, and with him I will remain. 19 Besides, whom should I serve? Should I not serve his son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you."
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

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  • 1 Sam 27:12
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    12Achish trusted David and thought, "He has made himself utterly detestable to his own people Israel, and he will be my servant forever."

  • 1 Sam 28:1
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    1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies to wage war against Israel, and Achish said to David, "You surely know that you and your men will go out with me in the army."

  • 1 Sam 29:6-9
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    6So 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.

    7Now turn back and go in peace, so you don’t displease the Philistine rulers.

    8David said to Achish, "But what have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day I first came to you until now, that I may not go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?"

    9Achish answered David, "I know that you are as pleasing in my eyes as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the Philistine commanders have said, 'He must not go up with us into battle.'

  • 1 Sam 29:2-4
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    2The Philistine rulers marched with their units of hundreds and thousands, and David and his men were marching at the rear with Achish.

    3The Philistine commanders asked, "What are these Hebrews doing here?" Achish replied to the Philistine commanders, "Isn't this David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me for days or years? I have found no fault in him from the day he defected to me until now."

    4But the Philistine commanders were angry with him and said to him, "Send the man back! Let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he might become our adversary during the fighting. How better to regain his master's favor than with the heads of our men?

  • 2 Sam 7:20-21
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    20And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord GOD.

    21Because of your word and according to your own heart, you have done all this great thing to make your servant know it.

  • 1 Chr 17:18
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    18What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant.

  • 1 Sam 27:5
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    5Then David said to Achish, "If I have found favor in your eyes, let me have a place in one of the country towns, so that I may live there. Why should your servant remain living in the royal city with you?"

  • 1 Sam 21:10-12
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    10The priest replied, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it. There is no other here.' David said, 'There is none like it; give it to me.'

    11David got up and fled that day from Saul’s presence and went to Achish the king of Gath.

    12The servants of Achish said to him, 'Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one they sing about in their dances, saying, "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands"?'

  • 2 Sam 5:2
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    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 Sam 27:1-2
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    1David said to himself, "One day I will perish at the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me throughout the territory of Israel, and I will be safe from him."

    2So David arose and went over with his six hundred men to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 22:14
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    14Ahimelech 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 30:15
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    15David asked him, "Can you lead me to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor hand me over to my master, and I will lead you to them."

  • 1 Chr 11:2
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    2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel in and out. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over my people Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 26:17
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    17Saul recognized David’s voice and said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David replied, "It is my voice, my lord the king."

  • 1 Sam 25:30
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    30When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord all the good things he promised and has appointed you ruler over Israel,

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 23:10
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    10David said, "LORD, God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city because of me.

  • 1 Sam 22:23
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    23Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The one who seeks my life is seeking yours as well. You will be safe with me.

  • 1 Sam 24:9-10
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    9David got up afterward, went out of the cave, and called after Saul, 'My lord the king!' When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage.

    10David said to Saul, 'Why do you listen to the words of men who say, "David seeks your harm"?'

  • 1 Kgs 8:24-25
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    24'You have kept Your word to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You fulfilled with Your hand, as it is today.'

    25'Now, LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant David, my father, what You promised him: “You shall never fail to have a descendant to sit on the throne of Israel before Me, if only your descendants are careful to walk before Me as you have walked before Me.”'

  • 1 Sam 18:30
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    30The 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 18:24
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    24When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

  • 1 Sam 21:2
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    2David went to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he met David and said to him, 'Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?'

  • 1 Sam 23:12
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    12Then David said, 'Will the leaders of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?' The LORD replied, 'They will hand you over.'

  • 1 Sam 18:22
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    22Then 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."'

  • 2 Sam 1:16
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    16David said to him, 'Your blood is on your own head, because your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD's anointed.’'

  • 2 Sam 3:18
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    18Now 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
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    25Then 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 Sam 17:32
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    32David said to Saul, 'Let no one lose heart because of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him.'

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    2So 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 Sam 17:37
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    37David 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.'

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    5David 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.

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    7Now then, tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

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    21Now I know that you will surely be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

    22Now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or destroy my name from my father's family.

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    15You have kept Your promise to Your servant David, my father. With Your mouth, You spoke it, and with Your hand, You have fulfilled it as it is today.

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    33David said to him, 'If you come with me, you will be a burden to me.'