(Now he was thirty years old when he stood before king Pharao): and he went round all the countries of Egypt.
1 Samuel 16:21 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And David came to Saul and served him. Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer. American Standard Version (1901) And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer. Common English Bible That is how David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked David very much, and David became his armor-bearer. Catholic Public Domain Version And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer. English Standard Version 2016 And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. |
(Now he was thirty years old when he stood before king Pharao): and he went round all the countries of Egypt.
Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy servants, who stand before thee always, and hear thy wisdom.
Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.
But Josue the son of Nun, thy minister, he shall go in for thee. Exhort and encourage him, and he shall divide the land by lot to Israel.
At that time he separated the tribe of Levi: to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to stand before him in the ministry, and to bless in his name until this present day.
And he called hastily to his armourbearer, and said to him: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest it should be said that I was slain by a woman. He did as he was commanded, and slew him.
And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem.
Now at the time that Saul saw David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner the captain of the army: Of what family is this young man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy soul liveth, O king, I know not.
Then Jonathan called David and told him all these words. And Jonathan brought in David to Saul, and he was before him, as he had been yesterday and the day before.