1 Samuel 17:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.

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  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

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  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, This is what David spoke.

  • 1 Sam 17:32-34
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    32David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

    33Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are just a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.

    34David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

  • 1 Sam 24:7-9
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    7So David restrained his servants with these words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave and went on his way.

    8David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and showed respect.

    9And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your harm?

  • 1 Sam 16:17-19
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    17And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

    18Then one of the servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty valiant man, a man of war, prudent in speech, a handsome person, and the LORD is with him.

    19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.

  • 1 Sam 26:17
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    17And Saul recognized David's voice and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O king."

  • 1 Sam 17:30
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    30He turned from him to another and spoke in the same way, and the people answered him again as before.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
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    23As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath named Goliath came from the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before, and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 16:21-22
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    21And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

    22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray you, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.

  • 1 Sam 17:11
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    11When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

  • 1 Sam 17:56-57
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    56The king said, Inquire whose son the young man is.

    57When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 17:37-38
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    37David said moreover, The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and the LORD be with you.

    38Saul clothed David with his armor, put a bronze helmet on his head, and clothed him with a coat of mail.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16And it came to pass, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, Is this your voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

  • 1 Sam 19:15
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    15And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.

  • 1 Sam 19:7-8
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    7And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

    8And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

  • 1 Sam 26:22
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    22And David answered and said, "Behold the king's spear! Let one of the young men come over and get it."

  • 1 Sam 23:8
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    8And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 18:15
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    15Therefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
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    41The Philistine came closer and closer to David, and the man who carried his shield went in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 24:1
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    1And it came to pass, when Saul returned from following the Philistines, that it was told to him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.

  • 1 Sam 17:19-20
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    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went as Jesse had commanded him; he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for battle.

  • 1 Sam 23:10-11
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    10Then David said, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

    11Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
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    8When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it and went out against them.

  • 1 Sam 17:26
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    26David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?

  • 2 Sam 5:17
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    17But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 19:1
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    1And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

  • 1 Sam 19:19-21
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    19And it was told to Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.

    20And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

    21And when it was told to Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.

  • 1 Sam 18:12
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    12And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.

  • 1 Sam 18:30
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    30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, when they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
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    15But David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

  • 2 Sam 22:1
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    1And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:

  • 1 Sam 22:12
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    12And Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

  • 1 Sam 23:25
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    25Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David; therefore, he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

  • 1 Sam 18:22
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    22And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Speak with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
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    22And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.