1 Samuel 18:30

New American Bible - revised edition

The Philistine chiefs continued to make forays, but each time they took the field, David was more successful against them than any of Saul’s other officers, and his name was held in great esteem.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:1

At the turn of the year, the time when kings go to war, David sent out Joab along with his officers and all Israel, and they laid waste the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. David himself remained in Jerusalem.

1 Samuel 18:5

David then carried out successfully every mission on which Saul sent him. So Saul put him in charge of his soldiers; this met with the approval of the whole army, even Saul’s officers. Saul’s Jealousy.

1 Peter 2:7

Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith: “The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

1 Peter 2:4

Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God,

Ephesians 5:15

Watch carefully then how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise,

Luke 21:15

for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

Daniel 1:20

In any question of wisdom or understanding which the king put to them, he found them ten times better than any of the magicians and enchanters in his kingdom.

Psalm 119:99

I have more insight than all my teachers, because I ponder your testimonies.

Psalm 116:15

Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his devoted.

2 Kings 1:13

The king sent a third captain with his company of fifty men. When the third captain had climbed the hill, he fell to his knees before Elijah, pleading with him. He said, “Man of God, let my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants, count for something in your sight!

1 Samuel 26:21

Then Saul said: “I have done wrong. Come back, David, my son! I will not harm you again, because you considered my life precious today even though I have been a fool and have made a serious mistake.”

1 Samuel 2:30

This, therefore, is the oracle of the Lord, the God of Israel: I said in the past that your family and your father’s house should minister in my presence forever. But now—oracle of the Lord: Far be it from me! I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me shall be cursed.

1 Samuel 18:29

So Saul feared David all the more and was his enemy ever after.

1 Samuel 26:24

Just as I regarded your life as precious today, so may the Lord regard my life as precious and deliver me from all dangers.”

1 Samuel 19:8

When war broke out again, David went out to fight against the Philistines and inflicted such a great defeat upon them that they fled from him.

2 Samuel 7:9

I was with you wherever you went, and I cut down all your enemies before you. And I will make your name like that of the greatest on earth.

Proverbs 12:8

For their good sense people are praised, but the perverse of heart are despised.