1 Samuel 16:22 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David remain in my service, for he pleases me.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²² Saul sent a message to Jesse: “Please allow David to remain in my service because I am pleased with him.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: "Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

1 Samuel 16:22 Cross References

Genesis 30:27

And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.

Genesis 39:4

And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

Psalm 131:1

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

Daniel 1:5

And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

Deuteronomy 1:38

But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

1 Samuel 16:21

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor-bearer.

1 Samuel 16:23

And 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.