1 Samuel 16:21

A Conservative Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 22:29

See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

Genesis 41:46

And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

Psalm 146:3

Put not your trust in rulers, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

Psalm 118:9

It is better to take refuge in LORD than to put confidence in rulers.

Psalm 62:9

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than vanity.

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom.

Deuteronomy 10:8

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

Deuteronomy 1:38

Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before thee, he shall go in there. Encourage thou him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Judges 9:54

Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men not 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, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.

1 Samuel 17:15

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

1 Samuel 17:55

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul lives, O king, I cannot tell.

1 Samuel 19:7

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