1 Samuel 16:21 - The Scriptures 2009

²¹ And Dawiḏ came to Sha’ul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armour-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

Now Yosĕph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh sovereign of Mitsrayim. And Yosĕph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Mitsrayim.

1 Kings 10:8

“Blessed are your men and blessed are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who are hearing your wisdom!

Psalm 118:9

It is better to take refuge in יהוה Than to trust in princes.

Psalm 146:3

Do not put your trust in princes, In a son of man, in whom is no deliverance.

Psalm 62:9

Sons of Aḏam are but a breath, Sons of men are a lie; If weighed in the scales, They are altogether lighter than breath.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man who is skilled in his work? He does stand before sovereigns, He does not stand before obscure ones.

Deuteronomy 1:38

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

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time יהוה separated the tribe of Lĕwi to bear the ark of the covenant of יהוה, to stand before יהוה, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name, to this day.

Judges 9:54

He then immediately called the young man, his armour-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

Sha’ul therefore sent to Yishai, saying, “Please let Dawiḏ stand before me, for he has found favour in my eyes.”

1 Samuel 17:15

but Dawiḏ went and returned from Sha’ul to feed his father’s sheep at Bĕyth Leḥem.

1 Samuel 17:55

And when Sha’ul saw Dawiḏ going out against the Philistine, he said to Aḇnĕr, the commander of the army, “Aḇnĕr, whose son is this youth?” And Aḇnĕr said, “As your being lives, O sovereign, I do not know.”

1 Samuel 19:7

Yehonathan then called Dawiḏ, and Yehonathan told him all these words. So Yehonathan brought Dawiḏ to Sha’ul, and he was in his presence as before.