1 Samuel 18:16

World English Bible (2000)

But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 18:5 : 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.
  • 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"
  • 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am but a little child. I don't know how to go out or come in.
  • Luke 19:48 : 48 They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people--for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
  • Num 27:17 : 17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of Yahweh not be as sheep which have no shepherd."

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  • 1 Sam 18:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

    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.

    6 It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.

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

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

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

    14 David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.

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

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

    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."

  • 1 Sam 18:30
    77%

    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.

  • 1 Sam 18:20
    76%

    20 Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

  • 1 Sam 18:28
    76%

    28 Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

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

    16 David did as God commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

    17 The fame of David went out into all lands; and Yahweh brought the fear of him on all nations.

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

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

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

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

    13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

    14 David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

  • 1 Sam 29:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?'"

    6 Then Achish called David, and said to him, "As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords don't favor you.

  • 1 Sam 18:22
    74%

    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.'"

  • 1 Sam 18:17
    73%

    17 Saul said to David, "Behold, my elder daughter Merab, I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh's battles." For Saul said, "Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him."

  • 2 Sam 8:15
    73%

    15 David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

  • 1 Sam 19:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    72%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 6:21
    72%

    21 David said to Michal, "It was before Yahweh, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Yahweh, over Israel. Therefore will I celebrate before Yahweh.

  • 1 Sam 16:18
    72%

    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."

  • 2 Sam 5:12
    72%

    12 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  • 1 Sam 18:1
    72%

    1 It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

  • 2 Sam 3:18
    72%

    18 Now then do it; for Yahweh has spoken of David, saying, 'By the hand of my servant David, I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.'"

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    72%

    25 Then Saul said to David, "You are blessed, my son David. You shall both do mightily, and shall surely prevail." So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    71%

    2 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake.

  • 2 Sam 3:36
    71%

    36 All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.

  • 1 Sam 17:15
    71%

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

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    71%

    2 Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go and strike these Philistines?" Yahweh said to David, "Go strike the Philistines, and save Keilah."

  • 1 Chr 12:16
    71%

    16 There came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold to David.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    71%

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

  • 1 Sam 22:14
    71%

    14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, "Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable in your house?

  • 1 Sam 18:26
    71%

    26 When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. The days were not expired;

  • 1 Sam 17:25
    71%

    25 The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who is come up? He has surely come up to defy Israel. It shall be, that the man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel."

  • 1 Sam 16:12
    71%

    12 He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. Yahweh said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is he."

  • 2 Sam 19:15
    71%

    15 So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 5:10
    71%

    10 David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    71%

    3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.

  • 2 Sam 5:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. Yahweh said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"

    3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
    71%

    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."

  • 1 Chr 11:9
    71%

    9 David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.

  • 1 Chr 12:38
    70%

    38 All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

  • 1 Sam 30:21
    70%

    21 David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to stay at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. When David came near to the people, he greeted them.