1 Samuel 16:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²¹ And David came to Saul, and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And David came to Saul and served him. Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

Common English Bible

²¹ That is how David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked David very much, and David became his armor-bearer.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer.

1 Samuel 16:21 Cross References

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went through all the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!

Psalm 118:9

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

Psalm 146:3

Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

Psalm 62:9

Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man skilful in his work? he will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Deuteronomy 1:38

Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter; encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day.

Judges 9:54

Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

1 Samuel 16:22

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.”

1 Samuel 17:15

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

1 Samuel 17:55

When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” And Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I cannot tell.”

1 Samuel 19:7

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