1 Samuel 16:21

Easy To Read Version

So David went to Saul and stood in front of him. Saul loved David very much. David became the helper who carried Saul’s weapons.

Cross References

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving the king of Egypt. Joseph traveled throughout the country of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

Your wives [128] and officers are very fortunate! They can serve you and hear your wisdom every day!

Psalm 118:9

It is better to trust the Lord\par than to trust your leaders.\par

Psalm 146:3

Don’t depend on your leaders for help.\par Don’t trust people.\par Why? Because people can’t save you.\par

Psalm 62:9

People can’t really help.\par You can’t trust them to really help.\par Compared to God,\par they are like nothing,\par like a gentle puff of air!\par

Proverbs 22:29

If a person is skilled in his work, then he is good enough to serve kings. He will not have to work for people who are not important.

Deuteronomy 1:38

But your helper, Joshua son of Nun will go into the land. Encourage Joshua, because he will lead the people of Israel to take the land for their own.’

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord separated the family group of Levi from the other family groups for his special work. They had the work of carrying the Lord’s Box of the Agreement. [58] They also served as priests before the Lord. And they had the work of blessing people in the Lord’s name. They still do this special work today.

Judges 9:54

Abimelech quickly said to the servant that carried his weapons, “Take out your sword and kill me. I want you to kill me so that people won’t say, ‘A woman killed Abimelech.’” So the servant stabbed Abimelech with his sword, and Abimelech died.

1 Samuel 16:22

Saul sent a message to Jesse. “Let David stay and serve me. I like him very much.”

1 Samuel 17:15

But David left Saul from time to time to take care of his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:55

Saul watched David go out to fight Goliath. Saul spoke to Abner, the commander of the army. “Abner, who is that young man’s father?”

1 Samuel 19:7

So Jonathan called David and told him everything that was said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul. So David was with Saul like before.