1 Samuel 17:31

World English Bible (2000)

When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

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  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.

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  • 24 The servants of Saul told him, saying, "David spoke like this."

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    32 David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

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

    34 David said to Saul, "Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb out of the flock,

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    7 So David checked his men with these words, and didn't allow them to rise against Saul. Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

    8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, "My lord the king!" When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.

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

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    17 Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me."

    18 Then one of the young men answered, and said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him."

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

  • 17 Saul knew David's voice, and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O king."

  • 30 He turned away from him toward another, and spoke like that again; and the people answered him again the same way.

  • 23 As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.

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    21 David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

    22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Please let David stand before me; for he has found favor in my sight."

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

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    56 The king said, "Inquire whose son the young man is!"

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

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    37 David said, "Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine." Saul said to David, "Go; and Yahweh shall be with you."

    38 Saul dressed David with his clothing. He put a helmet of brass on his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.

  • 16 It came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

  • 5 David went out wherever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

  • 15 Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him."

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    7 Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as before.

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

  • 22 David answered, "Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get it.

  • 8 Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

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

  • 15 When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

  • 41 The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

  • 1 It happened, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, "Behold, David is in the wilderness of En Gedi."

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    19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20 David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the army which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

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    10 Then David said, "O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

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

  • 8 When 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.

  • 26 David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, "What shall be done to 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?"

  • 17 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 Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.

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    19 It was told Saul, saying, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah."

    20 Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

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

  • 12 Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and was departed from Saul.

  • 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

  • 15 Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

  • 1 David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

  • 12 Saul said, "Hear now, you son of Ahitub." He answered, "Here I am, my lord."

  • 25 Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

  • 22 Saul commanded his servants, "Talk with David secretly, and say, 'Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.'"

  • 22 David swore to Saul. Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.