1 Samuel 18:15

Geneva Bible (1560)

Wherefore when Saul saw that he was very wise, he was afrayde of him.

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  • Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man is mercifull and lendeth, and will measure his affaires by iudgement.
  • Dan 6:4-5 : 4 Wherefore the rulers and gouernours sought an occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdome: but they could finde none occasion nor fault: for he was so faithfull that there was no blame nor fault found in him. 5 Then sayd these men, We shall not finde an occasion against this Daniel, except we finde it against him concerning the Law of his God.
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Walke wisely towarde them that are without, and redeeme the season.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacke wisedome, let him aske of God, which giueth to all men liberally, & reprocheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him.
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easie to be intreated, full of mercie & good fruites, without iudging, and without hipocrisie.

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  • 1 Sam 18:11-14
    4 verses
    84%

    11And Saul tooke the speare, and sayd, I will smite Dauid through to the wall. But Dauid auoyded twise out of his presence.

    12And Saul was afrayd of Dauid, because the Lord was with him, & was departed from Saul.

    13Therefore Saul put him from him, & made him a captaine ouer a thousand, and he went out and in before the people.

    14And Dauid behaued himselfe wisely in all his wayes: for the Lord was with him.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
    82%

    5And Dauid went out whithersoeuer Saul sent him, & behaued himselfe wisely: so that Saul set him ouer the men of warre, & he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sauls seruants.

  • 1 Sam 18:28-30
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    81%

    28Then Saul sawe, and vnderstoode that the Lord was with Dauid, & that Michal the daughter of Saul loued him.

    29Then Saul was more & more afrayde of Dauid, and Saul became alway Dauids enemie.

    30And when the Princes of the Philistims went forth, at their going forth Dauid behaued himselfe more wisely then all the seruants of Saul, so that his name was much set by.

  • 1 Sam 28:5
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    5And when Saul saw the hoste of the Philistims, he was afraid, & his heart was sore astonied.

  • 1 Sam 18:9
    78%

    9Wherefore Saul had an eye on Dauid from that day forward.

  • 1 Sam 17:11
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    11When Saul & all Israel heard those wordes of the Philistim, they were discouraged, & greatly afraide.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-34
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    76%

    31And they that heard the wordes which Dauid spake, rehearsed them before Saul, which caused him to be brought.

    32So Dauid saide to Saul, Let no mans heart faile him, because of him: thy seruant wil goe, and fight with this Philistim.

    33And Saul sayde to Dauid, Thou art not able to goe against this Philistim to fight with him: for thou art a boye, and he is a man of warre from his youth.

    34And Dauid answered vnto Saul, Thy seruant kept his fathers sheepe, and there came a lyon, and likewise a beare, and tooke a sheepe out of the flocke,

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10And Dauid arose and fled the same day from the presence of Saul, and went to Achish the King of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 18:16
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    16For all Israel and Iudah loued Dauid, because he went out and in before them.

  • 1 Sam 21:12
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    12And Dauid considered these wordes, and wsa sore afraide of Achish the King of Gath.

  • 1 Chr 14:17
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    17And the fame of Dauid went out into all landes, and the Lorde brought the feare of him vpon all nations.

  • 1 Sam 16:21-22
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    21And Dauid came to Saul, and stoode before him: and he loued him verie well, and he was his armour bearer.

    22And Saul sent to Ishai, saying, Let Dauid nowe remaine with me: for he hath found fauour in my sight.

  • 1 Sam 17:24
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    24And all the men of Israel, when they sawe the man, ranne away from him, and were sore afraied.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
    74%

    9(24:10) And Dauid saide to Saul, Wherefore giuest thou an eare to mens words, that say, Behold, Dauid seeketh euill against thee?

  • 2 Sam 6:9
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    9Therefore Dauid that day feared the Lord, and sayd, How shall the Arke of the Lorde come to mee?

  • 2 Sam 3:11
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    11And he durst no more answere to Abner: for he feared him.

  • 1 Sam 23:15
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    15And Dauid sawe that Saul was come out for to seeke his life: and Dauid was in the wildernes of Ziph in the wood.

  • 1 Chr 13:12
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    12And Dauid feared God that day, saying, Howe shall I bring in to me the Arke of God?

  • 1 Sam 23:26
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    26And Saul and his men went on the one side of the mountaine, and Dauid and his men on the other side of the mountaine: and Dauid made haste to get from the presence of Saul: for Saul and his men compassed Dauid and his men round about, to take them.

  • 1 Sam 16:18
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    18Then answered one of his seruauntes, and sayde, Beholde, I haue seene a sonne of Ishai, a Bethlehemite, that can plaie, and is strong, valiant and a man of warre and wise in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-2
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    1Then Saul spake to Ionathan his sonne, and to all his seruantes, that they shoulde kill Dauid: but Ionathan Sauls sonne had a great fauour to Dauid.

    2And Ionathan told Dauid, saying, Saul my father goeth about to slay thee: nowe therefore, I pray thee, take heede vnto thy selfe vnto the morning, & abide in a secret place, & hide thy selfe.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24And then Sauls seruats brought him word againe, saying, Such wordes spake Dauid.

  • 1 Sam 26:17
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    17And Saul knewe Dauids voyce, and sayde, Is this thy voyce, my sonne Dauid? And Dauid sayde, It is my voyce, my lorde O King.

  • 1 Sam 19:7-8
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    72%

    7So Ionathan called Dauid, and Ionathan shewed him all those words, & Ionathan brought Dauid to Saul, and hee was in his presence as in times past.

    8Againe the warre began, & Dauid went out & fought with the Philistims, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.

  • 1 Sam 26:3-4
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    72%

    3And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Ieshimon by the way side. Now Dauid abode in the wildernesse, and he sawe that Saul came after him into the wildernesse.

    4(For Dauid had sent out spies, and vnderstood, that Saul was come in very deede)

  • 1 Sam 26:25
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    25Then Saul said to Dauid, Blessed art thou, my sonne Dauid: for thou shalt doe great things, and also preuaile. So Dauid went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Sam 24:7
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    7(24:8) So Dauid ouercame his seruants with these words, & suffered them not to arise against Saul: so Saul rose vp out of the caue and went away.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
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    37Moreouer Dauid sayd, The Lord that deliuered me out of the pawe of the lyon, & out of the paw of the beare, he wil deliuer me out of the hand of this Philistim. Then Saul sayd vnto Dauid, Go, and the Lord be with thee.

  • 1 Sam 18:22
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    22And Saul commanded his seruants, Speake with Dauid secretly, & say, Behold, ye King hath a fauour to thee, and all his seruants loue thee: be now therefore the Kings sonne in law.

  • 1 Sam 24:3
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    3(24:4) And hee came to the sheepecoates by the way where there was a caue, & Saul went in to do his easement: and Dauid and his men sate in the inward parts of the caue.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
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    1And Dauid said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: is it not better for me that I saue my selfe in the lande of the Philistims, and that Saul may haue no hope of me to seeke me any more in all the coastes of Israel, and so escape out of his hand?

  • 2 Sam 1:14
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    14And Dauid said vnto him, How wast thou not afrayd, to put forth thine hand to destroy the Anoynted of the Lord?

  • 1 Sam 14:52
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    52And there was sore warre against the Philistims all the dayes of Saul: and whomsoeuer Saul sawe to be a strong man, and meete for the warre, he tooke him vnto him.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
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    57And when Dauid was returned from the slaughter of the Philistim, then Abner tooke him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistim in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 19:19
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    19But one tolde Saul, saying, Beholde, Dauid is at Naioth in Ramah.

  • 1 Sam 22:13
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    13Then Saul sayde vnto him, Why haue yee conspired against me, thou & the sonne of Ishai, in that thou hast giuen him vitaile, and a sworde, and hast asked counsell of God for him, that he should rise against me, and lye in wayte as appeareth this day?

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16(24:17) Whe Dauid had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul sayd, Is this thy voyce, my sonne Dauid? & Saul lift vp his voice, & wept,

  • 1 Sam 28:21
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    21Then the woman came vnto Saul, & sawe that he was sore troubled, and said vnto him, See, thine handmaide hath obeyed thy voyce, and I haue put my soule in mine hande, and haue obeyed thy wordes which thou saydest vnto me.