1 Samuel 16:21

New English Translation

David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor bearer.

Cross References

Genesis 41:46

Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by Pharaoh and was in charge of all the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

Psalm 118:9

It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes.

Psalm 146:3

Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver!

Psalm 62:9

Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

Deuteronomy 1:38

However, Joshua son of Nun, your assistant, will go. Encourage him, because he will enable Israel to inherit the land.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day.

Judges 9:54

He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons, “Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say, ‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man stabbed him and he died.

1 Samuel 16:22

Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I really like him.”

1 Samuel 17:15

David was going back and forth from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:55

Now as Saul watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the general in command of the army, “Whose son is this young man, Abner?” Abner replied, “As surely as you live, O king, I don’t know.”

1 Samuel 19:7

Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.