1 Samuel 16:22 - The Scriptures 1998

²² Sha’ul therefore sent to Yishai, saying, “Please let Dawiḏ

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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."

1 Samuel 16:22 Cross References

Genesis 30:27

And Laḇ

Genesis 39:4

So Yosĕ

Psalm 131:1

O יהוה, my heart has not been proud, Nor have my eyes been haughty. Neither have I concerned myself with great matters, Nor with those too wondrous for me.

Daniel 1:5

And the sovereign appointed for them a daily ration of the sovereign’s food and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end thereof they should stand before the sovereign.

Deuteronomy 1:38

‘Yehoshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there. Strengthen him, for he shall cause Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 16:21

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 16:23

And it came to be, whenever the evil spirit from Elohim was upon Sha’ul, that Dawiḏ