1 Samuel 16:21

Coverdale Bible (1535)

So Dauid came to Saul, & stode before him, & he loued him well, and he became his wapen bearer.

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  • Gen 41:46 : 46 (And he was thirtie yeare olde, whan he stode before Pharao.) And he departed from Pharao, and wente thorow all the lande of Egipte.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Seist thou not, yt they which be diligent in their busines stonde before kynges, and not amonge the symple people?
  • Deut 1:38 : 38 But Iosua ye sonne of Nun, which stondeth before the, he shal go in thither: Corage him, for he shal deuyde the enheritaunce out vnto Israel.
  • Deut 10:8 : 8 At the same season the LORDE separated out the trybe of Leui, to beare the Arke of the LORDES couenaunt, and to stonde before the LORDE, to mynister vnto him, and to prayse his name vnto this daye.
  • 1 Kgs 10:8 : 8 Happye are thy people and thy seruauntes, that allwaie stonde before the, and heare thy wy?dome.
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Sela. As for men, they are but vayne, me are disceatfull: vpo the weightes they are al together lighter then vanite itself.
  • Ps 118:9 : 9 It is better to trust in the LORDE, then to put eny confidece in prynces.
  • Ps 146:3 : 3 For when ye breth of man goeth forth, he shal turne agayne to his earth, and so all his thoughtes perishe.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 16:22
    83%

    22And Saul sente vnto Isai, sayege: Let Dauid remayne before me, for he hath founde fauor in my sighte.

  • 1 Sam 18:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15Now whan Saul sawe that he was so exceadynge wyse, he stode in feare of him.

    16But all Israel and Iuda loued Dauid, for he wente out and in before them.

    17And Saul sayde vnto Dauid: Beholde, my greatest doughter Merob wyl I geue the to wyfe: be stronge now, & gouerne the warres of the LORDE. For Saul thought: my hade shal not be vpon him, but the hande of ye Pilistynes

  • 1 Sam 18:3-5
    3 verses
    77%

    3And Ionathas and Dauid made a couenaunt together, for he loued him as his owne soule.

    4And Ionathas put of his owne cote that he had vpon him, and gaue it vnto Dauid: yee and his cloke, his swerde, his bowe, and his girdell.

    5And Dauid wente forth whither so euer Saul sent him, and behaued him selfe wysely. And Saul set him ouer the men of warre, and he pleased all the people well, and all the seruauntes of Saul.

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

    31And whan they herde the wordes which Dauid sayde, they tolde them in the presence of Saul, and he caused him be fetched.

    32And Dauid sayde vnto Saul: Let no mans hert be discoraged because of him. Thy seruaunt shall go, and fighte with the Philistyne.

  • 1 Sam 18:20-22
    3 verses
    75%

    20Neuerthelesse Michol Sauls doughter loued Dauid. Whan this was tolde Saul, ye matter pleased him well,

    21& he sayde: I wyl geue him her, yt she maye be a snare vnto him, & that the handes of ye Philistynes maye come vpon him. And he sayde vnto Dauid: This daye shalt thou be my doughters husbade ye secode time.

    22And Saul spake vnto his seruautes: Talke wt Dauid secretly & saye: Beholde, the kinge hath pleasure in the, and all his seruauntes loue the, mary thou therfore the kynges doughter.

  • 1 Sam 18:28-30
    3 verses
    74%

    28And Saul sawe and perceaued, that the LORDE was wt Dauid. And Michol Sauls doughter loued him.

    29Then was Saul the more afrayed, and became his enemye as loge as he lyued.

    30And whan the prynces of the Philistynes wete forth, Dauid behaued him selfe more wysely then all the seruauntes of Saul in their outgoynge: so that his name was in greate reputacion.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    74%

    41And the Philistyne wente forth, and made him to Dauid, and his wapen bearer before him.

  • 1 Sam 18:1
    74%

    1And whan he had made an ende of talkynge with Saul, the soule of Ionathas was bounde with the soule of Dauid, and Ionathas loued him as his owne soule.

  • 1 Sam 16:18-20
    3 verses
    74%

    18Then answered one of the children, & sayde: Beholde, I sawe a sonne of Isai ye Bethleemite, which can playe vpon the instrumete, an honest & valeaut man, and one yt hath vnderstodinge in matters, & is welfauoured.

    19The Saul sent messaungers vnto Isai, sayege: Sende me Dauid yi sonne, which is with the shepe.

    20Then toke Isai an asse wt bred, & a bottell wt wyne, and a kyd, and sent it vnto Saul by Dauid his sonne.

  • 1 Sam 19:7
    74%

    7Then Ionathas called Dauid, and tolde him all these wordes, and brought him to Saul, so that he was in presence like as afore tyme.

  • 1 Sam 17:37-39
    3 verses
    74%

    37And Dauid sayde: The LORDE that delyuered me from ye Lyon and Beer, shall delyuer me also from this Philistyne. And Saul sayde vnto Dauid: Go thy waye, the LORDE be with the.

    38And Saul clothed Dauid with his clothes, and set an helmet of stele vpon his heade, and put an habergion vpo him.

    39And Dauid girded his swerde aboue his clothes, and beganne to go, for he had neuer bene vsed to it afore. Then sayde Dauid vnto Saul: I can not go thus, for I haue not bene vsed to it, and so he laied it from him,

  • 1 Sam 18:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12And Saul was afrayed of Dauid: for the LORDE was with him, and was departed from Saul.

    13Then Saul put him from him, and set him to be prynce ouer a thousande men, and he went out and in before the people.

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    73%

    25Saul saide vnto Dauid: Blessed be thou Dauid my sonne, thou shalt do it, & be able. But Dauid wente his waye, and Saul turned agayne vnto his place.

  • 1 Sam 17:57-58
    2 verses
    73%

    57Now whan Dauid came agayne from the slaughter of the Philistyne, Abner toke him, and broughte him before Saul, and he had the Philistynes heade in his hande.

    58And Saul sayde vnto him: Whose sonne art thou, thou yonge man? Dauid sayde: I am a sonne of thy seruaunt Isai the Bethleemite.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    73%

    24And Sauls seruauntes tolde him agayne, and sayde: Soch wordes hath Dauid spoken.

  • 1 Sam 16:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12Then sent he, & caused him be broughte. And he was well coloured wt fayre eyes & of a beutyfull countenaunce. And the LORDE saide: Aryse, and anoynte him, that is he.

    13The toke Samuel his oyle horne, & anoynted him amonge his brethre. And the sprete of the LORDE came vpo Dauid fro ye daye forth. As for Samuel, he gat him vp, & wente vnto Ramath.

  • 1 Sam 17:34
    73%

    34Dauid sayde vnto Saul: Thy seruaunt kepte his fathers shepe, and there came a lyon and a Bere, and caried awaye a shepe from the flocke,

  • 1 Sam 24:16
    72%

    16Now whan Dauid had spoken out these wordes vnto Saul, Saul saide: Is not this thy voyce my sonne Dauid? And Saul lifte vp his voyce, and wepte,

  • 1 Sam 17:22
    72%

    22Then lefte Dauid the vessell that he bare, with the keper of the stuffe, and ranne to the hoost, and wente in, and saluted his brethren.

  • 1 Sam 26:17
    72%

    17Then knewe Saul the voyce of Dauid, and saide: Is not that thy voyce my sonne Dauid? Dauid sayde: It is my voyce my lorde the kynge.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
    71%

    10And Dauid gat him vp, and fled from Saul, and came to Achis ye kynge of Gath.

  • 2 Sam 1:2
    71%

    2beholde, on the thirde daye there came a man out of Sauls hoost, with his clothes rente, and earth vpon his heade. And whan he came vnto Dauid, he fell downe to the grounde, and worshipped.

  • 1 Sam 31:5
    71%

    5Now whan his wapenbearer sawe that Saul was deed, he fell also vpon his swerde, and dyed with him.

  • 1 Sam 26:22
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    22Dauid answered and sayde: Beholde, here is the kynges speare, let one of the yongemen come ouer here and fetch it.

  • 1 Sam 18:9
    71%

    9And from that daye forth, Saul loked sowerly vpo Dauid.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    70%

    9and sayde vnto Saul: Why herkenest thou vnto the wordes of men, that saye: Dauid seketh thy mysfortune?

  • 1 Sam 19:1
    70%

    1Saul spake to Ionathas his sonne, and to all his seruauntes, that they shulde kyll Dauid.

  • 1 Chr 10:5
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    5Whan his weapenbearer sawe that Saul was deed, he fell vpon his swerde also, and dyed.

  • 1 Sam 17:20
    70%

    20Then Dauid gat him vp early in the mornynge, and commytted the shepe to ye keper, and toke his burthen, wente his waye, as Isai commaunded him, and came to the tet. And the hoost was gone forth, and had prepared them selues, and cried in the battayl:

  • 1 Sam 23:16
    70%

    16Then Ionathas the sonne of Saul gat him vp, and wete vnto Dauid in to the wod, and strengthed his hande in God,

  • 1 Sam 26:5
    70%

    5And Dauid gat him vp, and came to the place where Saul had pitched his tet, and sawe the place where Saul laye with his chefe captayne Abner ye sonne of Ner: for Saul laye in the tent, and the hoost aboute him.

  • 1 Sam 16:6
    70%

    6Now wha they came in, he behelde Eliab, & thoughte, whether he shulde be his anoynted before the LORDE.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
    70%

    13And Saul sayde vnto him: Wherfore haue ye cospyred agaynst me, thou & the sonne of Isai, that thou hast geuen him bred and a swerde, and axed councell at God for him, to stere him vp, that he mighte laye awayte for me, as it is manifest?

  • 1 Sam 24:7
    70%

    7And Dauid withelde his seruautes with wordes, & suffred the not to ryse vp agaynst Saul. But whan Saul gat him vp out of the caue, and was goinge his waye,