1 Samuel 18:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 18:5 : 5 On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants.
  • 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The LORD said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”
  • 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.
  • Luke 19:48 : 48 but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
  • Num 27:17 : 17 who will go out before them, and who will come in before them, and who will lead them out, and who will bring them in, so that the community of the LORD may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 18:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

    5On every mission on which Saul sent him, David achieved success. So Saul appointed him over the men of war. This pleased not only all the army, but also Saul’s servants.

    6When the men arrived after David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women from all the cities of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul. They were happy as they played their tambourines and three-stringed instruments.

  • 1 Sam 18:12-15
    4 verses
    78%

    12So Saul feared David, because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.

    13Saul removed David from his presence and made him a commanding officer. David led the army out to battle and back.

    14Now David achieved success in all he did, for the LORD was with him.

    15When Saul saw how very successful he was, he was afraid of him.

  • 1 Sam 16:21-22
    2 verses
    78%

    21David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor bearer.

    22Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying,“Let David be my servant, for I really like him.”

  • 1 Sam 18:30
    77%

    30Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul’s servants. His name was held in high esteem.

  • 1 Sam 18:20
    76%

    20Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. When they told Saul about this, it pleased him.

  • 1 Sam 18:28
    76%

    28When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

  • 1 Chr 14:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16David did just as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

    17So David became famous in all the lands; the LORD caused all the nations to fear him.

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

    31When David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, he called for him.

    32David said to Saul,“Don’t let anyone be discouraged. Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

  • 1 Chr 18:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The LORD protected David wherever he campaigned.

    14David’s Officials David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

  • 1 Sam 29:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5Isn’t this David, of whom they sang as they danced,‘Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands’?”

    6So Achish summoned David and said to him,“As surely as the LORD lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you serving with me in the army. I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion of the leaders, you are not reliable.

  • 1 Sam 18:22
    74%

    22Then Saul instructed his servants,“Tell David secretly,‘The king is pleased with you, and all his servants like you. So now become the king’s son-in-law.”

  • 1 Sam 18:17
    73%

    17Then Saul said to David,“Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior for me and fight the battles of the LORD.”For Saul thought,“There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”

  • 2 Sam 8:15
    73%

    15David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

  • 1 Sam 19:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.

    8Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    72%

    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. When David heard about it, he marched out against them.

  • 2 Sam 6:21
    72%

    21David replied to Michal,“It was before the LORD! I was celebrating before the LORD, who chose me over your father and his entire family and appointed me as leader over the LORD’s people Israel.

  • 1 Sam 16:18
    72%

    18One of his attendants replied,“I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the LORD is with him.”

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    72%

    12David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 1 Sam 18:1
    72%

    1Saul Comes to Fear David When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.

  • 2 Sam 3:18
    72%

    18Act now! For the LORD has said to 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
    72%

    25Saul replied to David,“May you be rewarded, my son David! You will without question be successful!” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    71%

    2David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 3:36
    71%

    36All the people noticed this and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased all the people.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    71%

    15David was going back and forth from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    71%

    2So David asked the LORD,“Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The LORD said to David,“Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

  • 1 Chr 12:16
    71%

    16Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    71%

    24When Saul’s servants reported what David had said,

  • 1 Sam 22:14
    71%

    14Ahimelech replied to the king,“Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!

  • 1 Sam 18:26
    71%

    26So his servants told David these things and David agreed to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired

  • 1 Sam 17:25
    71%

    25The men of Israel said,“Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father’s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.”

  • 1 Sam 16:12
    71%

    12So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The LORD said,“Go and anoint him. This is the one!”

  • 2 Sam 19:15
    71%

    15So the king returned and came to the Jordan River. Now the people of Judah had come to Gilgal to meet the king and to help him cross the Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 5:10
    71%

    10David’s power grew steadily, for the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies was with him.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    71%

    3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.

  • 2 Sam 5:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The LORD said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”

    3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the LORD. They designated David as king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
    71%

    37David went on to say,“The LORD who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David,“Go! The LORD will be with you.”

  • 1 Chr 11:9
    71%

    9David’s power steadily grew, for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was with him.

  • 1 Chr 12:38
    70%

    38All these men were warriors who were ready to march. They came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel by acclamation; all the rest of the Israelites also were in agreement that David should become king.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
    70%

    21Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.