1 Samuel 18:30

New Living Translation

Every time the commanders of the Philistines attacked, David was more successful against them than all the rest of Saul’s officers. So David’s name became very famous.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:1

In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 7:9

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before your eyes. Now I will make your name as famous as anyone who has ever lived on the earth!

2 Kings 1:13

Once more the king sent a third captain with fifty men. But this time the captain went up the hill and fell to his knees before Elijah. He pleaded with him, “O man of God, please spare my life and the lives of these, your fifty servants.

Psalm 116:15

The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die.

Psalm 119:99

Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws.

Proverbs 12:8

A sensible person wins admiration, but a warped mind is despised.

Daniel 1:20

Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!

Ephesians 5:15

So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.

1 Peter 2:4

You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor.

1 Peter 2:7

Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, “The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.”

1 Samuel 18:29

Saul became even more afraid of him, and he remained David’s enemy for the rest of his life.

1 Samuel 18:5

Whatever Saul asked David to do, David did it successfully. So Saul made him a commander over the men of war, an appointment that was welcomed by the people and Saul’s officers alike.

1 Samuel 19:8

War broke out again after that, and David led his troops against the Philistines. He attacked them with such fury that they all ran away.

1 Samuel 2:30

“Therefore, the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.

1 Samuel 26:21

Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”

1 Samuel 26:24

Now may the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.”