1 Samuel 18:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.

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  • 1 Sam 28:15 : 15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am in great distress; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.
  • 1 Sam 18:15 : 15 Therefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
  • 1 Sam 18:29 : 29 And Saul was yet more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
  • 1 Sam 16:13-14 : 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
  • 1 Sam 16:18 : 18 Then 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.
  • 1 Sam 18:20 : 20 And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
  • 1 Sam 22:13 : 13 And Saul said to him, Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
  • 1 Sam 16:4 : 4 And Samuel did what the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Do you come peaceably?
  • Ps 48:3-6 : 3 God is known in her palaces as a refuge. 4 For behold, the kings assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they marveled; they were troubled and hurried away. 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in labor.
  • Ps 51:11 : 11 Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
  • Ps 53:5 : 5 There they were in great fear, where no fear was; for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you; you have put them to shame, because God has despised them.
  • Hos 9:12 : 12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left; yes, woe also to them when I depart from them!
  • Matt 25:41 : 41 Then he will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
  • Mark 6:20 : 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
  • Luke 8:37 : 37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about begged him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
  • Acts 7:9 : 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him,
  • Acts 24:25 : 25 And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go away for now; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you.

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  • 1 Sam 18:13-16
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    83%

    13Therefore Saul removed him from himself, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

    14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

    15Therefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

    16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

  • 1 Sam 18:28-30
    3 verses
    82%

    28And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

    29And Saul was yet more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.

    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 18:9-11
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    80%

    9And Saul eyed David from that day forward.

    10And it came to pass on the next day, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

    11And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall with it. And David avoided his presence twice.

  • 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 16:14
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    14But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

  • 1 Sam 19:7-10
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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.

    9And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand; and David played music with his hand.

    10And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the javelin, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he drove the javelin into the wall; and David fled and escaped that night.

  • 1 Sam 17:11
    78%

    11When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.

  • 1 Sam 23:26
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    26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men, intending to capture them.

  • 1 Sam 28:5
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    5When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
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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.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-33
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    31When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.

    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.

  • 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 17:24
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    24All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were very afraid.

  • 2 Sam 6:9
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    9And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

  • 1 Sam 16:22-23
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    22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray you, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.

    23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

  • 1 Sam 21:12
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    12And David took these words to heart and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 18:2
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    2And Saul took him that day and would let him go no more to his father's house.

  • 1 Sam 23:13
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    13Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; and he refrained from going forth.

  • 1 Sam 27:1
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    1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.

  • 1 Chr 14:17
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    17And the fame of David spread into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

  • 1 Sam 14:17-18
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    17Saul said to the people who were with him, "Number now and see who has gone from us." When they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there.

    18Saul said to Ahijah, "Bring here the ark of God," for the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-2
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    1And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

    2But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted greatly in David; and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you; now therefore, I pray you, be on guard until the morning, and stay in a secret place, and hide yourself:

  • 1 Sam 19:18
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    18So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your harm?

  • 1 Sam 28:16
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    16Then Samuel said, Why do you ask me, seeing the LORD has departed from you and has become your enemy?

  • 1 Chr 13:12
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    12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

  • 1 Sam 27:4
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    4And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he sought no more for him.

  • 1 Sam 14:46
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    46Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.

  • 1 Sam 23:17
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    17And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; and that also Saul my father knows.

  • 1 Sam 24:7
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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.

  • 1 Sam 26:3
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    3And Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the road. But David remained in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.

  • 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 26:25
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    25Then Saul said to David, "Blessed are you, my son David. You shall do great things, and also shall still prevail." So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 2 Sam 1:14
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    14And David said to him, How are you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

  • 1 Sam 22:23
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    23Stay with me, fear not: for he that seeks my life seeks your life: but with me you shall be safe.