1 Samuel 16:21

New Living Translation

So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.

Cross References

Genesis 41:46

He was thirty years old when he began serving in the court of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And when Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence, he inspected the entire land of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

Psalm 118:9

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

Psalm 146:3

Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.

Psalm 62:9

Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind, and the powerful are not what they appear to be. If you weigh them on the scales, together they are lighter than a breath of air.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see any truly competent workers? They will serve kings rather than working for ordinary people.

Deuteronomy 1:38

Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to stand before the Lord as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day.

Judges 9:54

He quickly said to his young armor bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me! Don’t let it be said that a woman killed Abimelech!” So the young man ran him through with his sword, and he died.

1 Samuel 16:22

Then Saul sent word to Jesse asking, “Please let David remain in my service, for I am very pleased with him.”

1 Samuel 17:15

but David went back and forth so he could help his father with the sheep in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 17:55

As Saul watched David go out to fight the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “I really don’t know,” Abner declared.

1 Samuel 19:7

Afterward Jonathan called David and told him what had happened. Then he brought David to Saul, and David served in the court as before.