1 Samuel 18:30

New International Version

The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:1

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.

1 Samuel 18:5

Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.

1 Peter 2:7

Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

1 Peter 2:4

As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—

Ephesians 5:15

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,

Luke 21:15

For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

Daniel 1:20

In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

Psalm 119:99

I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.

Psalm 116:15

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.

2 Kings 1:13

So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, “please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants!

1 Samuel 26:21

Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. Because you considered my life precious today, I will not try to harm you again. Surely I have acted like a fool and have been terribly wrong.”

1 Samuel 2:30

“Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.

1 Samuel 18:29

Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.

1 Samuel 26:24

As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble.”

1 Samuel 19:8

Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.

2 Samuel 7:9

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.

Proverbs 12:8

A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.